One of the many benefits touted in the long list of reasons Windows Installer is so great is that the setup (MSI) files are actually structured databases. In addition to providing a universal schema ...

If your small business only has a few computers that share an Internet connection on a broadband router, maintaining strict control over how users on the network use the systems might not be much of ...

The Windows Installer cache folder is a hidden system folder located at C:\Windows\Installer. Whenever you install software using the Windows Installer, a copy of the changed system information is ...

The MSI file format used by Windows Installer (MSI) is used specifically for installation – this differs from the EXE format sometimes used to run installers, which are simple executable files that ...

ScriptLogic says it is shipping a tool meant to improve how desktop software is packaged for installation across an enterprise. Installer Design Studio is designed to lower application ownership and ...

No more DLL hell. That was just one of Microsoft Corp.’s goals when it introduced the Windows Installer service along with Windows 2000 nearly four years ago. The service, which now runs on Windows XP ...

Ok here is the situation, client lost their media for a program they have on their computer.<BR><BR>I need to wipe the machine and reinstall everything from scratch but without their media I can't ...