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Windows Installer (Windows Vista/Server 2008)

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Microsoft Windows Installer streamlines application installation and configuration, offering efficient deployment and enhanced user customization for a reduced total cost of ownership.

  • Pros

    • Efficient installation and configuration service
    • Installs products on demand
    • Adds user customizations
    • Supports feature advertisement without installation
    • Custom action execution on update uninstall

  • Cons

    • Shared component resiliency during uninstall
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Windows Installer (Windows Vista/Server 2008)

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Full Specifications

GENERAL
Release
Latest update
Version
4.5
OPERATING SYSTEMS
Platform
Windows
Operating System
  • Windows Vista
  • Windows 10
  • Windows Server
Additional Requirements
None
POPULARITY
Total Downloads
97,540
Downloads Last Week
8
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Developer’s Description

By Microsoft
Install and configure your products and applications reducing the total cost of ownership.

The Microsoft Windows Installer is an installation and configuration service. Windows Installer enables software users to efficiently install and configure products and applications. The installer can also provide software products with new capabilities to advertise features without installing them, to install products on demand and to add user customizations. The Windows Installer supports advertisement of applications and features according to the operating system.

Version 4.5 of the Windows Installer has several new features, including: Custom Action Execution On Update Uninstall--This feature enables an update to add or change a custom action so that the custom action is called when an update is uninstalled. Shared Component Patching Resiliency During Uninstall--This feature makes sure that the most recent version of a component is available to all the products.

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