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Thursday, October 04, 2007 8:02 AM

What is the protocol for releasing beta software that depends on Windows Installer 4.5 beta?

A question been raised in a couple of contexts is the protocol for shipping a beta on beta software. Question What is the protocol for shipping beta software that depends on Windows Installer 4.5 beta? Answer We encourage producing a beta software that
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Sunday, September 16, 2007 9:46 AM

Did you really mean to build a patching feature that we can't patch to because of a schema change?

Our friends with WiX (principally bloggers Rob Mensching and Heath Stewart ) had some questions about the schema changes. One of those questions was: Question: Did you really mean to build a patching feature that we can't patch to because of a schema
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Saturday, September 01, 2007 8:14 AM

What Windows platforms will Windows Installer 4.5 ship in?

Our friends at InstallShield had some questions about schedule and platforms. One of those questions was: Question: What Windows platforms will Windows Installer ship in? Answer: Windows Installer 4.5 will initially ship as a Windows redistributable component
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Saturday, September 01, 2007 7:49 AM

When will Windows Installer 4.5 be RTM-ed?

Our friends at InstallShield had some questions about schedule and platforms. One of those questions was: Question: When will Windows Installer 4.5 be RTM-ed? Answer: Our current plan is to target the first quarter of calandar year 2008. This date is
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Saturday, August 25, 2007 7:17 PM

Do the new API's Msi(Begin/Join/End)Transaction work with external UI as well as the new internal UI?

Our friends at InstallAware had some questions on issues we have yet to answer in the beta MSI.CHM. One of these questions was: Question: Do the new API's Msi(Begin/Join/End)Transaction work with external UI as well as the new internal UI? Answer: Yes,
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Saturday, August 25, 2007 7:00 PM

Is it possible to silently run the Vista installation package for MSI 4.5?

Our friends at InstallAware had some questions on issues we have yet to answer in the beta MSI.CHM. One of these questions was: Question Is it possible to silently run the Vista installation package for MSI 4.5? Answer Fair question. I didn't get that
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Saturday, August 25, 2007 11:46 AM

Can I talk about the Windows Installer 4.5 Beta now? Yes, please

A number of Windows Installer enthusiasts have asked whether they can talk about the Windows Installer 4.5 Beta now . The answer is: yes, please ;^) We’ve found some of the best feedback comes from when the community of experts aggregate their separate
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Saturday, August 25, 2007 11:27 AM

Windows Installer 4.5 Beta is Now Posted

The Windows Installer 4.5 Beta binaries, CHM, headers, and libs are all now accessible at http://connect.microsoft.com . We are eager to hear your feedback on our new features. We’d also like your feedback if you find compatibility problems that are unique
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Monday, June 25, 2007 12:00 AM

Windows Installer 4.5 Beta Accepting Nominations

The Windows Installer team is closing in on our Beta release of Windows Installer 4.5 so it's time to open the Beta program. As usual, the connect site at http://connect.microsoft.com is the host for the program. The Windows Installer 4.5 specific subsite
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