MSI

24 May 2005 6:30 PM

UGH

Is MSI the only installing features that allow the user to select which
profile to install the program in? Win 2000 and up are the only OS that can
run MSI, correct?

My boss wants me to fix the installer to allow the tech person to install it
once not for each profile on the same computer. I am currently using Wise
installation 9.02 and it does not have that feature. I downloaded the Wise
for Windows Installer and it has that features and it only creates msi file
not exe setup file and when I tested it on older OS, it will not work.

Am I missing something or what?

24 May 2005 7:26 PM

Chris Lieb

You can install MSIs on Win9x/ME
(http://msdn.microsoft.com/isapi/gomscom.asp?target=/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=CEBBACD8-C094-4255-B702-DE3BB768148F)
and NT4.0/2000
(http://msdn.microsoft.com/isapi/gomscom.asp?target=/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=4B6140F9-2D36-4977-8FA1-6F8A0F5DCA8F)
using Windows Installer 2.0. You can also install MSIs on Win2000/XP/2003
using Windows installer 3.1
(http://msdn.microsoft.com/isapi/gomscom.asp?target=/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=889482FC-5F56-4A38-B838-DE776FD4138C&displaylang=en).
I am not sure what version of Windows Installer Wise Installer 9.02
supports, but I would guess that its MSIs are compatible with older versions
of Windows Installer.

Chris Lieb

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"UGH" wrote:

> Is MSI the only installing features that allow the user to select which
> profile to install the program in? Win 2000 and up are the only OS that can
> run MSI, correct?
>
>
>
> My boss wants me to fix the installer to allow the tech person to install it
> once not for each profile on the same computer. I am currently using Wise
> installation 9.02 and it does not have that feature. I downloaded the Wise
> for Windows Installer and it has that features and it only creates msi file
> not exe setup file and when I tested it on older OS, it will not work.
>
>
>
> Am I missing something or what?

25 May 2005 12:58 PM

UGH

Now I understand and I check the wise homepage, I would have to use Wise
Windows Installer to create the MSI.

Thanks

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"Chris Lieb" <ChrisL***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> You can install MSIs on Win9x/ME
> (http://msdn.microsoft.com/isapi/gomscom.asp?target=/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=CEBBACD8-C094-4255-B702-DE3BB768148F)
> and NT4.0/2000
> (http://msdn.microsoft.com/isapi/gomscom.asp?target=/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=4B6140F9-2D36-4977-8FA1-6F8A0F5DCA8F)
> using Windows Installer 2.0. You can also install MSIs on Win2000/XP/2003
> using Windows installer 3.1
> (http://msdn.microsoft.com/isapi/gomscom.asp?target=/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=889482FC-5F56-4A38-B838-DE776FD4138C&displaylang=en).
> I am not sure what version of Windows Installer Wise Installer 9.02
> supports, but I would guess that its MSIs are compatible with older
> versions
> of Windows Installer.
>
> Chris Lieb
>
> "UGH" wrote:
>
>> Is MSI the only installing features that allow the user to select which
>> profile to install the program in? Win 2000 and up are the only OS that
>> can
>> run MSI, correct?
>>
>>
>>
>> My boss wants me to fix the installer to allow the tech person to install
>> it
>> once not for each profile on the same computer. I am currently using Wise
>> installation 9.02 and it does not have that feature. I downloaded the
>> Wise
>> for Windows Installer and it has that features and it only creates msi
>> file
>> not exe setup file and when I tested it on older OS, it will not work.
>>
>>
>>
>> Am I missing something or what?