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	VB/VBA Developer's Guide to the Windows Installer
	Paperback 432 pages	This book is out of print. Used copies may be available from the following Amazon sites: Orders are subject to the terms and conditions of the respective amazon site
	The book can also be downloaded free of charge from the author's web site. Quote: "This is a book I did for Sybex, based on the 1.0 release of the Windows Installer. It didn't do especially well in the market, and the rights have reverted to me. So, if you want, you can download the uncorrected galleys and read it for free now. Out of date, but perhaps still useful." Download as PDF file

Description

From the table of contents:

• Introduction to the Windows Installer
  Issues with Older Setup Software, Solutions from the Windows Installer, Getting the Windows Installer, The Windows Installer SDK, The Windows Install Cleanup Utility
• Running the Installer
  Bootstrapping, Installation modes, Installer Options, Reading Installer Logs
• Basic Installer Concepts
  Products, Packages and Databases, Features and Components, Using Cabinet files, File versioning rules, Qualified Components, Transitive Components, The Summary Information Stream
• Guide to the Installer Database
  Data types, Tables
• The Installer User Interface
  Standard dialogs, Dialog Style Bits, Controls, Events, Designing Dialogs using Visual Basic
• Installer Actions
  Sequence Tables, File Costing, Standard Actions - ADMIN, ADVERTISE, and INSTALL, A typical set of sequence tables
• Common Installer Tasks
  Properties, Adding files, shortcuts, registry keys, COM servers, ODBC Data Sources, Publishing a product, feature, or component, Searching for a File, Installing MDAC
• Using the Installer API
  Installer Functions, Installer Database Functions
• Using the Installer Automation Model
• Patch Packages
  Types of Updates, Applying Patches, Preparing for Future Upgrades, What's in a Patch Package, Creating a Patch Package, When to change the product code
• Merges and Transforms
  Understanding Merges and Transforms, Using MsiMerg.exe, Using MsiTran.exe, Obtaining MergeModules, Localizing packages
• Installer Editing Tools
  Msidb, Orca, Visual Studio Installer, InstallShield for Windows Installer, Wise for Windows Installer
• Validating Installer Databases
  The ICE format, Using MsiVal2, Common Validation Problems
• Appendix: Meeting Windows Logo Requirements with Visual Basic and the Windows Installer

Author: Mike Gunderloy
Publisher: Sybex, Inc.

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