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I recently came across several resources that are available from Microsoft to help developers get...

Date: 09/11/2009

Starting with Windows 7, Windows Installer enables native support for setting properties on...

Date: 09/02/2009

Prior to the introduction of UAC in Windows Vista, setup authors were able to create a single...

Date: 09/02/2009

The RTM release of the Windows SDK for Windows 7 and .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 is now available for...

Date: 08/12/2009

As you may already know that Service Pack 2 for Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista (SP2) is...

Date: 08/12/2009

As some of you may have already heard, Windows 7 has now been released to manufacturing! Read the...

Date: 07/31/2009

It's been a few months now since the Windows Installer 4.5 redistributable was released [link]. Over...

Date: 03/05/2009

Setting appropriate permissions for an object is one of the core operations in creating an...

Date: 03/05/2009

In Windows 7, Windows Installer provides enhanced native support for setup authors to configure...

Date: 03/05/2009

Windows Installer version 5.0 is included in Windows 7 Beta. The MSDN documentation section "What's...

Date: 02/10/2009

Hello everyone, We wanted to let you know that a non-security QFE was released recently for MSI 4.5...

Date: 12/05/2008

Hey all, The Windows engineering teams are putting together plans for how application installation...

Date: 11/20/2008

Hey everyone -- In case you missed my presentation at PDC 2008 in Los Angeles last weekend, the...

Date: 11/05/2008

As you all may already know the final release of the Windows Installer 4.5 Redistributable and SDK...

Date: 06/06/2008

Hi all, It was recently pointed out to me that I had not yet updated my introduction post. So I...

Date: 06/06/2008

I am pleased to announce that the final release of the Windows Installer 4.5 Redistributable and SDK...

Date: 06/03/2008

Members of the Windows Installer team will be at both the TechEd Developers (June 3-6) and TechEd IT...

Date: 05/29/2008

Apart from the feature work that we did in Windows Installer 4.5, we made a few changes to Windows...

Date: 05/01/2008

Stefan Krueger met with us a few weeks ago for the Microsoft MVP Global Summit. Among the many...

Date: 04/29/2008

The Windows Installer (MSI) team is part of the rapidly-growing Windows Application Platform (WAP)...

Date: 04/26/2008

Hello Everyone -- The schedules for Microsoft TechEd 2008 in sunny Orlando, Florida have recently...

Date: 04/25/2008

Issue Description Performing any of the following operations using patchwiz.dll v4.0 could result in...

Date: 04/21/2008

What does this blog cover? With Windows Installer 4.5 support for multi package transaction, the...

Date: 04/03/2008

Why Multi Package Transaction? Application vendors who compose their applications from multiple MSI...

Date: 04/03/2008

Windows Installer 4.5 chat is due in another two days. The MSDN Technical Chat is scheduled on April...

Date: 04/01/2008

Why Embedded UI? Windows Installer’s existing internal UI does not provide the flexibility necessary...

Date: 04/01/2008

Why do I care about shared component patch uninstalls? There has been an ask from Windows Installer...

Date: 03/29/2008

In this blog post, I will provide an overview on what you can do with the new patch uninstall custom...

Date: 03/25/2008

Hello everyone -- I am pleased to announce that Windows Installer 4.5 Beta 2 is now available from...

Date: 03/21/2008

Hello everyone! First off, I wanted to let you know that I have re-joined the Windows Installer...

Date: 03/07/2008

Windows Installer expert Dennis Bareis responded to a previous post, Request for suggestions for...

Date: 01/19/2008

Feedback on our existing Knowledge Base article for the error 1603 is that 'it is not very useful.'...

Date: 01/18/2008

Customers have mentioned having trouble finding Windows Installer support when they try to navigate...

Date: 01/03/2008

Back on September 1st, I answered the question When will Windows Installer 4.5 be RTM-ed? with Q1 of...

Date: 12/10/2007

A question been raised in a couple of contexts is the protocol for shipping a beta on beta software....

Date: 10/04/2007

For a time, there was a release named Windows Installer 4.1 on the MSDN topic Released Versions of...

Date: 10/01/2007

The Packaging Event 2007 in Amsterdam has kindly invited the Windows Installer team to speak on...

Date: 10/01/2007

Our friends with WiX (principally blogger Rob Mensching) had some questions about the schema...

Date: 09/16/2007

Our friends with WiX (principally bloggers Rob Mensching and Heath Stewart) had some questions about...

Date: 09/16/2007

Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) now contains the Windows Installer 4.5 beta documentation. From...

Date: 09/16/2007

Our friend and blogger Aaron Stebner asked on behalf of his readers whether the Windows Installer...

Date: 09/08/2007

A few questions have come in asking for a starting point for building a Windows Installer 4.5...

Date: 09/08/2007

Our friends at InstallShield had some questions about schedule and platforms. One of those questions...

Date: 09/01/2007

Our friends at InstallShield had some questions about schedule and platforms. One of those questions...

Date: 09/01/2007

Our friends at InstallAware had some questions on issues we have yet to answer in the beta MSI.CHM....

Date: 08/25/2007

Our friends at InstallAware had some questions on issues we have yet to answer in the beta MSI.CHM....

Date: 08/25/2007

A number of Windows Installer enthusiasts have asked whether they can talk about the Windows...

Date: 08/25/2007

The Windows Installer 4.5 Beta binaries, CHM, headers, and libs are all now accessible at...

Date: 08/25/2007

Here's a walkthrough of the process I've used to signup for the Windows Installer 4.5 Beta 1) go to...

Date: 08/21/2007

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