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MSI: Troubleshooting Package Installation

TROUBLESHOOTING PACKAGE INSTALLATION Description: Microsoft Windows Installer Service is an installation and configuration service included in Windows. It allows you to add, modify, and remove applications provided as Windows Installer (*.msi) packages. Read More...
Posted Sunday, June 07, 2009 8:15 AM by CC Hameed | 0 Comments

Two Minute Drill: The .MSP file

Hello AskPerf – my name is Digvijay Nath, and I’m a Support Engineer on the Performance team in our Bangalore office.  Today, I’m going to quickly cover the .MSP file used by the Windows Installer.  The installer uses different file types to Read More...
Posted Tuesday, May 26, 2009 6:00 AM by CC Hameed | 2 Comments

MSI: Windows Installer Service Issues

WINDOWS INSTALLER SERVICE ISSUES Description: Microsoft Windows Installer Service is an installation and configuration service included in Windows. It allows you to add, modify, and remove applications provided as Windows Installer (*.msi) packages. Note, Read More...
Posted Friday, April 10, 2009 9:15 AM by CC Hameed | 0 Comments

MSI: Application Deployment via MSI / GPO

APPLICATION DEPLOYMENT VIA MSI / GPO Description: The Software Installation extension of Group Policy is used to centrally manage software distribution. You can assign and publish software for groups of users and computers using this extension. Assigning Read More...
Posted Friday, April 10, 2009 9:14 AM by CC Hameed | 0 Comments

Troubleshooting a Windows Installer Issue

Here on the Performance team we support the functionality of the Windows Installer engine and the installation and uninstallation of .msi packages. We are also often engaged to help with issues by other teams when an installation fails to install (or Read More...
Posted Friday, July 13, 2007 5:19 AM by CC Hameed | 13 Comments
 
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