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Friday, June 06, 2008 12:52 PM

Windows Installer 4.5 versions

As you all may already know the final release of the Windows Installer 4.5 Redistributable and SDK are now available. The current version of Windows Installer is in the form; major . minor . build . update. We have received a few questions regarding the
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Friday, June 06, 2008 11:44 AM

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
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Tuesday, June 03, 2008 9:58 AM

Windows Installer 4.5 is now available!

I am pleased to announce that the final release of the Windows Installer 4.5 Redistributable and SDK are now available. There is also a KB Article published about the release. New and improved features in Windows Installer 4.5 The following new and improved
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Thursday, May 29, 2008 4:35 PM

Join us at TechEd 2008! (part 2)

Members of the Windows Installer team will be at both the TechEd Developers (June 3-6) and TechEd IT Professionals (June 10-13) conferences in sunny Orlando, Florida. For information about our Breakout and Interactive Theatre Sessions, please see my previous
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Thursday, May 01, 2008 2:10 PM

What changed in Windows Installer 4.5?

Apart from the feature work that we did in Windows Installer 4.5, we made a few changes to Windows Installer to address some user feedback or pain points. Here's some of the important issues that were addressed: Added SeBackupPrivilige back to the Windows
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Tuesday, April 29, 2008 3:53 PM

What changed in Windows Installer (MSI) in Windows Vista Service Pack 1?

Stefan Krueger met with us a few weeks ago for the Microsoft MVP Global Summit . Among the many topics we discussed was a suggestion from Stefan that we use the team’s blog to communicate relevant bug fixes that we make in our releases. This posting is
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Saturday, April 26, 2008 2:05 PM

We're Hiring!

The Windows Installer (MSI) team is part of the rapidly-growing Windows Application Platform (WAP) team here at Microsoft. We currently have several openings for talented Program Managers with real-world knowledge of the Application Deployment, Platform
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Friday, April 25, 2008 10:55 AM

Join us at TechEd 2008!

Hello Everyone -- The schedules for Microsoft TechEd 2008 in sunny Orlando, Florida have recently been posted and I am pleased to announce that we will have FOUR Windows Installer-related sessions: two during the Developers Conference June 3-6 and two
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Monday, April 21, 2008 11:28 AM

Issues with Patchwiz.dll v4.0

Issue Description Performing any of the following operations using patchwiz.dll v4.0 could result in data loss in the root directory: 1. UiCreatePatchPackage is called with the hwndStatus parameter set to NULL OR 2. UiCreatePatchPackageEx is called with
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Thursday, April 03, 2008 6:49 PM

Windows Installer 4.5 Multi Package Transaction and UAC

What does this blog cover? With Windows Installer 4.5 support for multi package transaction, the Windows Installer transaction boundary can span more than a single package. Additionally, UAC credential prompts are tied to a package trust boundary. This
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Thursday, April 03, 2008 4:59 PM

Windows Installer 4.5 Transaction Enhancements: Multi Package Transaction

Why Multi Package Transaction? Application vendors who compose their applications from multiple MSI packages should find this blog interesting. Currently Windows Installer does not provide a mechanism for installing multiple packages in a single transaction.
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Attachment(s): Windows Installer Multi Package Transaction.ppt
Tuesday, April 01, 2008 10:50 AM

Windows Installer (MSI) 4.5 Technical Chat

Windows Installer 4.5 chat is due in another two days. The MSDN Technical Chat is scheduled on April 3, 2008 at 10:00 AM (Pacific). Click here to add the chat to your calendar so you don't miss it! [Author: Hemchander Sannidhanam ] This posting is provided
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Tuesday, April 01, 2008 10:13 AM

Windows Installer 4.5 UI Enhancements: Embedded UI

Why Embedded UI? Windows Installer’s existing internal UI does not provide the flexibility necessary for unique setups or complex scenarios. Setup authors, who want a UI experience that Windows Installer’s internal UI doesn’t support, use MsiSetExternalUI
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Attachment(s): Windows Installer UI.ppt
Saturday, March 29, 2008 7:40 AM

Windows Installer 4.5 Servicing Enhancements: Shared Components and Patch Uninstall

Why do I care about shared component patch uninstalls? There has been an ask from Windows Installer customers to improve the servicing story surrounding shared components. We could summarize the asks into following points: I want Windows Installer to
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Attachment(s): Shared Components and Patch Uninstalls.ppt
Tuesday, March 25, 2008 12:50 PM

Windows Installer 4.5 Servicing Enhancements: Patch Uninstall Custom Actions

In this blog post, I will provide an overview on what you can do with the new patch uninstall custom actions and how they work. The hope is that by understanding how patch uninstall custom actions work you will be able to put this new custom action type
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Attachment(s): Patch Uninstall Custom Actions.ppt
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