Update Deployment for Visual Studio and the .NET Framework

Glossary

Microsoft Installer

See MSI.

MSI

Microsoft Installer; also called Windows Installer. cf.: OCM. Microsoft application installer technology: [More Info]. Installation technology used by all versions of Visual Studio. Also used by all "Redistributable" versions of the .NET Framework.

OCM

Optional Component Manager. cf.: MSI. Microsoft installer technology for operating system components. For example, this is generally the technology used by all components under "Add/Remove Windows Components" in Add/Remove Programs. Installation technology used by the .NET Framework 1.0 on Windows XP Tablet PC Edition and Media Center Edition, and by the .NET Framework 1.1 on 32-bit x86 versions of Windows Server 2003. All other versions of the .NET Framework use MSI on these platforms.

Optional Component Manager

See OCM.

Windows Installer

See MSI.