Windows Installer Development Tools
The following tools are only available in the Windows SDK Components for Windows Installer Developers.
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Redistributable package for installing the Windows Installer on Windows operating systems earlier than Windows Me. |
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Populates the MsiDigitalSignature table and MsiDigitalCertificate table with the digital signature information belonging to external cabinet files in the Media table. |
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Imports and exports database tables and streams, merges databases, and applies transforms. |
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Populates the File table with file versions, languages, and sizes based upon a source directory. It can also update the MsiFileHash table with file hashes. |
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Edits or displays summary information stream. |
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Merges one database into another. |
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Patch creation tool. The recommended method for generating a patch package is to use a patch creation tool such as Msimsp.exe with PATCHWIZ.DLL. |
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Displays or configures the resources in the Setup.exe bootstrap executable. |
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Makefile that can be used to make tools and custom actions. |
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Generates a transform or applies a transform file to a database. |
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Runs one or a suite of Internal Consistency Evaluators – ICEs. |
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Removes Windows Installer information for a product or all products installed on a machine. |
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Database editor. Creates and edits .msi files and merge modules. |
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Generates a Windows Installer patch package from a patch creation properties file (.pcp file). The recommended method for generating a patch package is to use a patch creation tool such as Msimsp.exe with PATCHWIZ.DLL. |
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Assists the analysis of log files from a Windows Installer installation and displays suggested solutions to errors. |
