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Chapter 13: Identifying and Resolving Application Conflicts Using ConflictSolver
Validating Packages
Changing the Default Validation File
Validation involves comparing a Windows Installer package against a known criteria to identify deviations from
those rules. By default, ConflictSolver compares packages against the Full MSI Validation Suite. This suite contains
a comprehensive set of
installation package works correctly with the Windows Installer engine. In the overwhelming majority of cases, this
is the file you will want ConflictSolver to use. However, there may be times you want to compare your base
package against a different validation file, depending on your needs.
Task:
To specify a different validation file to use:
1.
Select Options from the Tools menu. The Options dialog box opens.
2.
Open the Validate tab.
3.
In the MSI Input files and MSM Input files areas, click the Browse button (
locate the validation file (
4.
To permanently exclude the execution of specific ICEs, list them in the ICE Rules field, separated by
semicolons (;). Otherwise, all rules will be used. See
for more information.
Excluding Specific ICEs from Execution During Validation
You can permanently exclude the execution of specific ICEs that are listed in the selected
Task:
To exclude the execution of specific ICEs during validation:
1.
Select Options from the Tools menu. The Options dialog box opens.
2.
Open the Validate tab.
3.
In the MSI Input files and MSM Input files areas, list the ICEs that you want to exclude in the ICE Rules
field, separated by semicolons (;), such as:
ICE07; ICE09; ICE22
All of the ICEs listed in the specified
here.
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Internal Consistency Evaluators
) that you would like to use.
.cub
files will be executed during validation except for the ICEs entered
.cub
(ICEs)—guidelines created by Microsoft to ensure an
Excluding Specific ICEs from Execution During Validation
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) next to the Cub File field to
file.
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