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InstallTailor

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Prior to Windows Installer 3.0, you could only remove a patch by uninstalling the entire
application. Beginning with Windows Installer 3.0, you can remove a single patch or a
set of patches in any order without uninstalling the application. See Removing Patches
and Uninstallable Patches in the Windows Installer SDK Help.
To apply or remove patches with a command line
1. On the Define Command Line page, select one of the following from Install Mode.
See Creating a Command Line With the Command Line Builder
Install
This is available only if you specified a file in the File Location section on the
Welcome page box. Use it to remove or apply patches. You can apply patches to
an installed package or to the package being installed by the command line
Update
This is available only if you left the File Location section on the Welcome page
blank. Use it to update installed applications.
The Add/Remove Patches button appears.
2. Click Add/Remove Patches.
The Patch List Builder dialog box appears.
3. In the Add/Remove section, specify whether to add or remove patches.
Note
The option to remove patches is enabled only if Windows Installer 3.0 or later is
installed on your computer.
4. Click Add and specify a patch file (.MSP).
The full path appears in the Patch List.
5. Repeat the preceding step to specify additional patches.
Note
Windows Installer 3.0 or later is required to add multiple patches.
6. Windows Installer applies patches in the order they are listed. To rearrange the
order, click Move Up or Move Down. If you used patch sequencing with Windows
Installer 3.0 when you created the patches, that sequencing would override the
order you specify here.
7. Click OK.
The Define Command Line page reappears, and the patches are added to the
command line.
Use InstallTailor™ to create a transform (.MST) that changes the way a Windows
Installer installation runs. A transform is a special kind of Windows Installer database
that can be applied at run time to a Windows Installer package to customize the
installation for a particular group of end users.
When you run InstallTailor, it simulates an installation, captures the options that you
select on the installation dialog boxes, and creates a transform file that incorporates
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