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Wed, Apr 28 2010 11:19

Hotfix for msi.dll hang on Windows Vista and Server 2008

Microsoft has released a hotfix for Windows Installer 4.5 to fix a problem where msi.dll might stop responding when trying to install some software. The hotfix only applies to MSI 4.5 on Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 (all service pack levels)...
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Sat, Jun 21 2008 10:52

Service Pack 1 for InstallShield 2009 available [Update]

Only two weeks after the inital release of InstallShield 2009 Acresso published a service pack. The main purpose of SP1 is to add support for the release version of Windows Installer 4.5. The inital release only supported MSI 4.5 Beta 2. SP1 also fixes...
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Wed, Jun 4 2008 0:02

MSI 4.5 Released

[updated 2008-06-04 with additional links] Today TechEd North America started, and many companies use TechEd to announce new products and releases. So here's the first announcement that caught my attention: Windows Installer 4.5 has been released...
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Mon, Mar 10 2008 14:52

MSI 4.5 Beta Chat, and change in the MSI team

On April 3, 2008 there will be a chat with the MSI team at Microsoft about MSI 4.5 beta. The chat is public (not limited to beta testers) and will start at 10 a.m. PDT, which is equivalent to 17:00 UTC. additional time zones add to calendar enter chat...
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Thu, Sep 20 2007 9:40

MSI 4.5 documentation available publicly

As announced in the Windows Installer Team Blog , the documentation for Windows Installer 4.5 (beta) is now avilable on MSDN, without need for registering on Microsoft Connect and accepting any NDAs. What's new in Windows Installer 4.5 Information...
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Mon, Jun 25 2007 9:36

News about Windows Installer 4.1 and 4.5

Microsoft is working on two new versions of Windows Installer (MSI): Windows Installer 4.1 MSI 4.1 will be available in Windows Vista SP1 and Windows Server 2008. According to the Windows Installer SDK this version will not add any new features. Windows...
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