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Tue, Oct 6 2009 20:17

Service Pack 1 for InstallShield 2010 brings support for the final released versions of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2

When InstallShield 2010 was released, Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 were still in the Release Candidate (RC) state. Acresso now published Service Pack 1 to support the release versions (RTM) of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, and the included...
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Mon, Sep 28 2009 11:56

New Advanced Installer 7.2 brings desktop ActiveSync installers for Windows Mobile applications

On September 8th, 2009 Caphyon Ltd. announced the latest edition of its Windows Installer authoring tool. This is the fifth feature update in this year. Since each Advanced Installer purchase includes 6 months of maintenance (optionally 30 months) you...
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Fri, Sep 18 2009 21:51

Careful with that Hyperlink (on your MSI dialog)

One of the new features in version 5 of the Windows Installer runtime is support for hyperlink controls on setup dialogs. Remember that MSI 5 is only available on Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, but there's no redistributable for down-level...
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Tue, Jul 21 2009 11:35

The effect of MSIFASTINSTALL

In MSI 5 there’s a new property MSIFASTINSTALL that can be set on the command line or in the Property table to speed up large install packages. It’s a combination of flags that will avoid creation of a system restore point, skip some costing tasks, reduce...
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Wed, Jul 15 2009 23:02

New Advanced Installer 7.1 brings Windows 7 and WI 5 compatibility and support

On July 8th, 2009 Caphyon Ltd. announced the latest edition of its Windows Installer authoring tool. The new Advanced Installer enables developers and system administrators to easily build and repackage complex applications into reliable, ready to deploy...
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Sat, Jul 4 2009 12:39

MSI Compatibility: Lying about VersionNT and ServicePackLevel

MSI 5 on Windows 7 introduces a new application compatibility setting, as Chris Jackson describes in his blog . To work around too strict OS version checks in LaunchConditions, Windows Installer can automatically try several variations of values for the...
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Fri, Jun 19 2009 13:55

InstallShield 2010 Released

(Updated to fix broken hyperlinks) On October 18, 2009 Acresso released the latest version of their setup authoring tool InstallShield, which reportedly is used by over 71,000 ISVs and enterprises to create installers for Windows and mobile devices. What's...
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Fri, May 15 2009 7:50

Sample package from DesktopEngineer.com helps you becoming familiar with new MSI 4 and MSI 5 features

Darwin Sanoy of DesktopEngineer.com has published a MSI sample package with a step-by-step self learning guide that leads you through testing new features in Windows Installer versions 4 and 5. Topics covered include: signed and unsigned UAC prompts,...
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Fri, Mar 13 2009 2:31

Answers from the MSI Team

Last week at Microsoft’s Global MVP Summit I had the opportunity to sit down with the MSI and WiX teams. It was great to meet all these Windows Installer experts and we had some interesting discussions. With me I had some questions from readers of my...
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Thu, Feb 26 2009 21:06

Windows 7 Beta Testers – don’t miss the Live Meeting and Chat on MSI 5

Next week’s feature focus in the Windows 7 beta test will be on Windows Installer (and on Devices and Printers). As part of that, there’ll be a Live Meeting on Monday, March 2, and a chat on Thursday, March 5. These events are open to registered beta...
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Fri, Feb 20 2009 12:43

Preparing for MVP Summit – Your Questions for the MSI Team?

It’s MVP Summit time again! Next week I’ll be travelling to Seattle and Redmond to attend the MVP Global Summit , an event where Microsoft invites MVPs from around the world to hear about the latest technologies, meet the product teams, network...
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Mon, Jan 26 2009 15:51

Beta Test MSI 5 in Windows 7

Windows Installer 5 is included in the Windows 7 Beta. In addition to bug reporting Microsoft asks for “ Scenario Feedback ”. Microsoft describes more than 250 usage scenarios that you can try and report your satisfaction and whether you think this feature...
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Mon, Jan 19 2009 19:20

MSI 5.0 Beta SDK and Documentation available

Beta documentation for the latest version of Windows Installer is now available for online reading. The online documentation for MSI 5.0 was built on January 15, 2009. The Windows 7 SDK has been published about a week earlier. It includes an older version...
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Sat, Nov 1 2008 18:13

PDC2008: Windows Installer and ClickOnce in Windows 7

This week Microsoft's Professional Developers Conference ( PDC2008 ) took place in Los Angeles. Several new and improved products and technologies were introduced there, like Windows 7, Windows Azure (Microsoft's "cloud" operating system...
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