Can you double-click a Windows Installer package (.msi file) to install it?
Yes, if Windows Installer service is already on the platform. Can you double-click on a Windows Installer package transform (.mst file to apply the transform to a package. No. Transforms are associated with a package at deployment time, not at installation; that is, the association is made when the advertisement script is created. An administrator has four applications they need to repackage. Is it better to make them one big package or four separate packages? Four separate packages, so that Windows Installer service has the ability to better manage the installation state in the case of an installation failure. For example, if the installation of a package fails, Windows Installer can undo the installation. If four applications are in one package, and the first three install, and then there is a failure with the fourth package, all four will be removed. Does a Windows Installer package have to have an executable file? No, you can use Windows Installer to distribute files such as templa
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