How to make an MSI with some files compressed in Cabinet file and other uncompressed outside the MSI
This is a very interesting feature in MSI and I would like to explore and explain this for your knowledge and benefit. Word Count generally known as Word Count Summary property. This is a mandatory Summary property in MSI and can be changed from your WSI. Please note that this property is not in Property table but is in Summary table. This property has a different meaning for MSI, Transforms and Patch. This property is a bit feild. There are 4 bits which can be set or unset as in 0 or 1. eg. 01 Here is the description for these bits: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bit 0 0 Long file names. 1 Short file names. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bit 1 0 Source is uncompressed. 2 Source is compressed. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bit 2 0 Source is original media. 4 Source is a administrative image created by an administrative installation. -...