Windows Installer Team Blog : Conferences

Did you miss PDC 2008?

Windows Installer Team — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 23:11:00 GMT

Hey everyone --

In case you missed my presentation at PDC 2008 in Los Angeles last weekend, the streaming version is now available online! This talk covers recent changes in Windows Installer and ClickOnce, plus information about upcoming changes in Windows 7.

http://channel9.msdn.com/pdc2008/PC42/

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Join us at TechEd 2008! (part 2)

Windows Installer Team — Fri, 30 May 2008 02:35:00 GMT

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 post. In addition to the scheduled sessions, we will be staffing the Technical Learning Center (TLC) for both conferences. Information on the TLC area for the Developers conference is available here and information on the TLC area for the IT Professionals conference is available here.

Robert Flaming and Hemchander Sannidhanam will be manning the TLC area at the Developers conference. You will be able to find them at the Microsoft Product Demo Station area during the following times:

· Robert Flaming – Windows Presentation Foundation

o June 03 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM

o June 03 11:45 AM - 2:45 PM

o June 03 2:30 PM - 6:00 PM

o June 04 8:15 AM - 11:45 AM

o June 04 11:30 AM - 2:45 PM

o June 04 2:30 PM - 6:00 PM

o June 05 8:15 AM - 11:45 AM

· Hemchander Sannidhanam - .NET Framework

o June 03 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM

o June 03 11:45 AM - 2:45 PM

o June 04 8:15 AM - 11:45 AM

o June 04 2:30 PM - 6:00 PM

o June 06 11:30 AM - 2:45 PM

o June 06 2:30 PM - 6:00 PM

Tyler Robinson and Ken Wong will be manning the TLC area at the IT Professionals conference. You will be able to find them at the Microsoft Product Demo Station area during the following times:

· Tyler Robinson – Vista Application Compatibility and Deployment

o June 10 11:45 AM – 2:45 PM

o June 11 11:45 AM – 2:45 PM

· Ken Wong – Vista Application Compatibility and Deployment

o June 10 11:45 AM - 2:45 PM

o June 11 8:15 AM - 11:45 AM

o June 11 2:30 PM - 6:00 PM

o June 12 8:15 AM - 11:45 AM

o June 12 11:30 AM - 2:45 PM

See you there!

Join us at TechEd 2008!

Windows Installer Team — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 20:55:00 GMT

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 during the IT Professionals Conference June 10-13.

IT Professionals Conference Sessions:

Session Title

Track

Level

Type

Speaker

Software Packaging and Deployment with Windows Installer (MSI) 4.x

Join Windows Installer Lead Program Manager Tyler Robinson, as he discusses the latest release of Windows Installer: version 4.5. In this session, the servicing and packaging agility improvements in Windows Installer 4.5 are discussed, along with their impact on common corporate deployment scenarios. Additionally, tips and tricks for deploying all types of Windows Installer (MSI) packages are discussed, with plenty of time for Q & A at the end.

Windows Client

200

BRK

Tyler Robinson

Advanced Software Distribution Tricks with Windows Installer (MSI) 4.x

Windows Installer Test Engineer Ken Wong and Lead Program Manager Tyler Robinson discuss the tools that Windows Installer 4.x adds to a system administrator’s arsenal for distributing software inside their corporation. This deep dive compliment to the “Software Packaging and Deployment with Windows Installer (MSI) 4.5” session is designed to be interactive, so please come ready with questions to be answered during the session.

Windows Client

300

TLC

Ken Wong

Developers Conference Sessions:

Session Title

Track

Level

Type

Speaker

Demystifying Installation Requirements of the Certified for Windows Logo

With the Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 "Certified for Windows" logo program, Windows is now requiring either ClickOnce or Windows Installer as the application packaging technology. While application installation is among the top application compatibility issues for users moving to the latest Windows platform, users see fewer issues when developers have packaged their applications with an application packaging technology native to the platform. In consultation with both application installation users and subject matter experts, the Certified for Windows logo has added the most requested items to the installation requirements and test cases. In this session, former Windows Application Deployment Team (home of Windows Installer and ClickOnce) program manager Robert Flaming discusses the justification for some of the "Certified for Windows" requirements and walks through some common issues that users have had to tackle as they prepare to get their "Certified for Windows" logo.

Windows and Frameworks

300

TLC

Robert Flaming

Designing within Windows Installer (MSI) Architecture: Embracing User Account Control, Multi-Package Transaction, and Other Windows Advances via Windows Installer

User Account Control has created new challenges for ISVs creating packages for Windows. Windows Installer 4.0 and 4.5 has extended its architecture to account for the new User Account Control experiences for the most seamless integration on Windows Vista (and above). This session discusses the Windows Installer architecture and how ISVs can build packages that appropriately take advantage the architecture. This session is designed to be interactive, so please come ready with questions to be answered.

Windows and Frameworks

300

TLC

Hemchander Sannidhanam

If you plan to attend TechEd, please attend our sessions and say HI to myself, Ken, Hem and Robert!

Speaking at Packaging Event 2007 in Amsterdam on October 11th

Windows Installer Team — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 16:54:00 GMT

The Packaging Event 2007 in Amsterdam has kindly invited the Windows Installer team to speak on October 11th, 2007. Robert Flaming, Windows Installer Program Manager, will be giving a talk on

Windows Installer (MSI) 4.5 and Other Trends in Packaging

This talk will discuss the targeted architectural changes in the upcoming Windows Installer 4.5 release as well as other trends we see in packaging and how these trends will effect System Administrators. Topics to be discussed include:

-       Multiple-package product deployment such as Office 2007 and the upcoming SQL Katmai release
-       Servicing files that are common to many packages whether from MSMs or due to multi-instancing
-       Other trends we are seeing in packaging such as data center packaging, imaging, and personalization

Other talks at the conference can be seen through the speaker's page. See you there.

[Author: Robert Flaming]
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