The document discusses interview tips for MSI packaging. It lists common packaging tools like Wise, InstallShield, and SMS Installer. It also lists deployment tools like SMS, Altiris, and Radia. It defines Windows Installer as the built-in OS service for installing and managing applications, and notes its benefits include advertising, installation on demand, repair, rollback, and managed shared resources. It describes the types of setup captures in tools like Wise and InstallShield, specifically virtual, full, and differential captures.
The document discusses interview tips for MSI packaging. It lists common packaging tools like Wise, InstallShield, and SMS Installer. It also lists deployment tools like SMS, Altiris, and Radia. It defines Windows Installer as the built-in OS service for installing and managing applications, and notes its benefits include advertising, installation on demand, repair, rollback, and managed shared resources. It describes the types of setup captures in tools like Wise and InstallShield, specifically virtual, full, and differential captures.
The document discusses interview tips for MSI packaging. It lists common packaging tools like Wise, InstallShield, and SMS Installer. It also lists deployment tools like SMS, Altiris, and Radia. It defines Windows Installer as the built-in OS service for installing and managing applications, and notes its benefits include advertising, installation on demand, repair, rollback, and managed shared resources. It describes the types of setup captures in tools like Wise and InstallShield, specifically virtual, full, and differential captures.
later are also to be avoided, such as Internet Explorer,
Windows Service Packs and certian hotfixes.
All these applications are hard coded to use the Windows
Installer service, and may make calls back to certain locations within the original MSI package.
What are the types of Packaging tools?
o Wise for Windows Installer o Install Shield o SMS Installer o Marimba
What are the types of Deployment tools?
o Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) o Altiris Client Management Suite o Altiris Notification Server Console o Radia
What is Windows Installer?
It is a built-in Operating System service for Installing and Managing Applications. It provides a standard method for developing, customizing, installing and updating applications.
Benefits of the Windows Installer?
o Advertising o Installation on Demand o Repair (Self-healing) o Rollback (Transactional operations) o Managed Shared Resources o Installation in locked-down environments
What are the types of Setup Captures in Wise / Install
shield? In wise there are three types
o Virtual Capture: Creates a clean virtual OS on your
computer, and the installation is redirected in the clean virtual OS.