Using Windows Installer
This section describes how to use Windows Installer to organize applications into components and download an application from an Internet location:
- Organizing Applications into Components
- Downloading an Installation from the Internet
- Multiple-Package Installations
- Concurrent Installations
- Configuring Add/Remove Programs with Windows Installer
- Using Cabinets and Compressed Sources
- Using Qualified Components
- Using Transitive Components
- Localizing a Windows Installer Package
- Searching for Existing Applications, Files, Registry Entries, or .ini File Entries
- Authoring a Large Package
- Determining Installation Context
- Checking the Installation of Features, Components, and Files
- CRC Checking During an Installation
- Installing Permanent Components, Files, Fonts, Registry Keys
- Removing Stranded Files
- Searching for a Broken Feature or Component
- Replacing Existing Files
- Editing Installer Shortcuts
- Installing Multiple Instances of Products and Patches
- Using Windows Installer with a Terminal Server
- Controlling Feature Selection States
- Guidelines for Authoring Secure Installations
- Using Isolated Components
- Determining the Windows Installer Version
- Installing a COM+ Application with the Windows Installer
- Adding or Removing Registry Keys on the Installation or Removal of Components
- Adding and Removing an Application and Leaving No Trace in the Registry
- Reducing the Size of an .msi File
- Changing the Target Location for a Directory
- Hiding the Cancel Button During an Installation
- Using Windows Installer with UAC
- Using Windows Installer with Restart Manager
- Using Windows Installer with WMI
- Enumerating Components
- Using Services Configuration
- Single Package Authoring
Build date: 11/30/2012
