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Introduction for Zainab Hakim

Hi, I'm Zainab (pronounced Zay'nab) and I am the test engineer for the Windows Installer (MSI) team. I have been a part of the MSI team for just a little under 3 years now. I love coming in every day to my job and working on the technology that significantly affects a variety of customers worldwide and enables them to provide a great installation and configuration experience of their applications.

I served as the test lead for Windows Installer 4.5 out-of-band release, which is the latest release of Windows Installer. This article describes all the new and improved features of Windows Installer 4.5. 

In addition to contributing to the Windows Installer Team blog <grin>, I also look forward to the future challenges in the application deployment space and working on the next generation application model.

Published Friday, June 06, 2008 11:44 AM by Windows Installer Team

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# Doctor Deploys Blog :: Introduction for Zainab Hakim

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# re: Introduction for Zainab Hakim

Saturday, June 07, 2008 3:35 PM by Christopher Painter

Next Generation Application Model?

Oh you have to say more on that! :-)

Usually when I hear words like that, I'm thinking Web 2.0 which doesn't have a whole lot to do with Windows let alone Windows Installer.

# re: Introduction for Zainab Hakim

Wednesday, June 18, 2008 7:26 PM by steve

The team blog refers to Windows Installer

V 4.5.6000.22162 for Vista SP3 but the download

appears to install as V 4.5.6000.20817

(i.e. for RTM).

Unfortunately the filename does not specify the

build and properties does not show the version.

Can you please provide a link where 22162 for x86

is available for download as I am getting Event ID

1039 when I use this version.

# re: Introduction for Zainab Hakim

Wednesday, July 09, 2008 11:50 AM by Bryan Edwards

Tells me I do not have enough space and refuses to load

# re: Introduction for Zainab Hakim

Saturday, July 12, 2008 7:59 AM by mhusen

Help! - I have installed v4.5 for XPpro-sp3.

For some reason, the Win Installer service does not start automatically even though it is set on "auto" in "services".  I have to start the service manually each time the Win Installer is required by going into the services, clicking on "properties" & then clicking on "start", it then works ok.  This problem was also encountered with previous version of the Win Installer - it started about 3months ago.

Please advice how to rectify the problem so that the Installer service starts automatically on boot & re-boot.

Thanking you in anticipation.

# re: Introduction for Zainab Hakim

Wednesday, August 27, 2008 11:16 PM by Lucifer

Hi Zainab.

After looking around a bit, especially late at night, did you find any traces of zombies or vampirism in installer team?

The general impresssion from the world outside is that those people are awfully weird!

# re: Introduction for Zainab Hakim

Thursday, August 28, 2008 9:43 PM by Bruce H. Bentley

Ever since the Installer 4.5 was downloaded on my machine - XP SP3 - the Automatic Updates feature will not install after the download is complete.

Could someone tell me how to correct this error.

I have the Automatic Updates set to Notify me but not to download or install.

This used to work OK with the 3.1 installer.

Thanks in advance for your assistance.

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