Frequently Asked Questions about Windows Installer (MSI) Packaging.
These are the most Frequestly asked queries, which I have compiled from lots of places and have put together. I have added more questions in other post which can be accessed by below link. http://msiworld.blogspot.com/2011/11/frequently-asked-questions-about-com.html Q. What is Windows Installer? A. Windows Installer is a system service for installing and managing applications. It provides a standard method for developing, customizing, installing, and updating applications. Q. What basic functionality is provided by Windows Installer? A. Windows Installer provides the following basic functions: Transactional operations. All installation operations are transactional. For each operation that Windows Installer performs, it generates an equivalent undo operation that would undo the change made to the system. If a failure occurs during the middle of an installation, Windows Installer can roll back the machine to its original state. Self-healing. Windows Installer supports "self-he...