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Summary Of: Windows Installer

Windows Installer contains significant changes from its predecessor... Windows Installer is positioned as an alternative to stand... Microsoft encourages third parties to use Windows Installer as the basis for installation frameworks... Windows Installer does not handle dependencies between products... each component is treated by Windows Installer as a unit... Windows Installer checks the existence of these critical files or registry keys... Standard Windows Installer actions automatically write information into a rollback script... Windows Installer allows applications to run directly from a... Windows Installer also works in conjunction with the Restart Manager... Windows Installer supports detailed logging as a powerful diagnostic tool... The Windows Installer SDK provides a tool called WiLogUtl... Windows Installer packages and patches are cached in the...

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