Chapter 1: Introduction; About Windows Installer Editor; Starting The Software - Symantec WINDOWS INSTALLER EDITOR 8.0 Reference

Chapter 1
Introduction

About Windows Installer Editor

Starting the Software

Windows Installer Editor Reference
This chapter includes the following topics:
About Windows Installer Editor
Starting the Software
The Product Interface
Using Installation Expert
Using the Task List on page 25
Installation Resources and Their Locations
Generating Package Contents Reports
Downloading Redistributable Files
Downloading Redistributable Files
Product Documentation
Windows Installer Editor is an installation development tool for creating and editing
Windows® Installer (.MSI) installation packages. It is a complete and user-friendly front
end for generating Windows Installer database files, which are executed by the Windows
Installer engine.
With Windows Installer Editor, you can:
Create installations that are compliant with the Microsoft Windows 2000, XP, and
Vista logo program.
Edit and refine installations that you have converted from other formats.
Import development projects.
Microsoft® Windows® Installer is a Microsoft technology that provides a standard
installation engine that can be used for the installation of any 32-bit Windows
application. It resides on the destination computer and performs the installation of
applications. Windows Installer technology provides features that are not available in
traditional installation-building products (examples: self-healing and install-on-
demand).
Windows Installer Editor is a tool in Wise Package Studio®.
To start the software
1. In Wise Package Studio, do one of the following:
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on page 19
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