Windows Installer Links

by John Loomes

Whether your new to MSI, or have been using it for a while, the following sites offer valuable information on all aspects on Windows Installer Technology. If you know of any other good ones - let me know and I'll stick 'em up here...

InstallSite.org - This great site contains many tips and tricks

WISE Solutions - Check out their free resource kit - lots of good advice here!

Visual Studio Merge Modules - Download Merge Modules for many Microsoft standard runtimes

BDE Merge Module Downloads - Get BDE Merge Modules to incoporate into your packages direct from Borland

Win2k Terminal Service Client MSI Package Download - Download and distribute to get this on your network

Windows Installer Software Development Kit - You MUST get this and read the help files, also includes ORCA, a freebe MSI table editor

Windows Installer White Paper
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/library/howitworks/management/installer.asp

Windows 2000/Office 2000 White Paper
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/techart/wininstaller.htm

Windows Installer SDK Documentation
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?URL=/library/psdk/msi/wiport_6gf9.htm

Roadmap to Windows Installer Documentation
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/psdk/msi/leglivt_5bxq.htm

Windows Installer and Logo Requirements
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?URL=/library/psdk/msi/tcod_908j.htm

The Application Specification for Windows 2000
http://msdn.microsoft.com/certification/appspec.asp

The Application Deployment Information Center
http://www.appdeploy.com/

Windows Installer Error Codes
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/psdk/msi/code_13ub.htm

AppDeploy's FAQ on Windows Installer
http://appdeploy.com/faq/windowsinstaller.shtml