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Tue, Nov 10 2009 18:23

AdminStudio 9.5 will improve support for Windows 7 and App-V, but won't include a 64 bit Repackager

Today at the Microsoft TechEd Europe conference in Berlin, Flexera Software announced a new version of their packaging and virtualization tool. AdminStudio 9.5 is scheduled to be released on November 23, 2009. The AdminStudio Repackager has been improved...
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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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Fri, Aug 7 2009 19:46

Windows 7 with IE and Ballot Screen in Europe

Microsoft will ship the full Windows 7 with Internet Explorer in Europe, instead of the previously proposed “Windows 7 E” version without any browser. In June, Microsoft had announced that they would remove Internet Explorer from Windows 7 in order to...
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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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Wed, Jul 15 2009 11:12

What Developers should know about Windows 7 without Internet Explorer

As you've probably read before, in Europe Windows 7 will ship without Internet Explorer. This edition will be called "Windows 7 E" and Internet Explorer will not be included for legal reasons. Users will be able to install IE themselves...
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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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Wed, Jun 24 2009 17:18

False Positives in Windows 7's Installer Detection

When User Account Control (UAC ) was introduced in Windows Vista it would have caused problems for many existing setups because they required full administrator permissions. Therefore Microsoft added heuristical detection for installers. For instance...
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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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Thu, Jun 11 2009 10:44

Why UAC isn’t a security boundary, and how auto-elevation works on Windows 7

Mark Russinovich (of SysInternals fame and now employed as a Technical Fellow at Microsoft) has published an interesting article about User Account Control (UAC) in the July issue of TechNet Magazine. He discusses the goal of UAC, why it could be circumvented...
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Mon, May 18 2009 10:46

Windows 7 disguises as Vista to MSI Custom Actions

In every new version of Windows, Microsoft includes numerous “shims” to improve compatibility with existing software. These shims are applied on a per-application basis. You can see which shims apply to an application using the Compatibility Administrator...
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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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Wed, Feb 4 2009 17:45

Windows 7 Logo Requirements

Microsoft has published a preview of the “Technical Requirements for the Windows 7 Software Logo Program for Client Operating Systems”. The list of requirements is significantly shorter than in previous versions of Windows. The use of Windows Installer...
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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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Thu, Nov 6 2008 22:49

UAC in Windows 7

At PDC2008 there was a session abstract that essentially said: "there's nothing new here". But I'd still recommend viewing it, and actually it included (a little bit of) new information: PC51 Windows 7: Best Practices for Developing...
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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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