Windows Installer Basics
Why Use Windows Installer?
Windows Installer terminology
Introducing Advanced Installer

Creation of an MSI project
Basic functions of a component
Advanced functions of a component
The « system search » to analyze the client station
The Direct Editor to update the MSI database

The “self-repair”
The repair
The “advertised” type shortcuts
The sources for the repair operations

Events
Changing the order of the dialog boxes
Working with radio buttons
Conditions
Changing the graphical interface

Some essential standard actions
Actions in immediate mode / in deferred mode
Condition an action
Management of the return code of a CA
Launch an executable from your MSI package
Develop an action in VBScript

The “merges modules” (.MSM)
The prerequisites
The chained MSI packages

Localization of your packages

The different types of update
Developing a patch
Uninstalling a Patch
Limiting patches and minor updates

Modify an MSI package directly
Customize an MSI package by creating an MST
Miscellaneous notes on MSTs

Convert a non-MSI package to MSI format

Validate packages

Installation
Silent mode
Passing of parameters
Generation of a log
Repair
Uninstallation
Application of a transform
Case of setup.exe

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