tenghoward
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Many Question In AI

1. Can AI Create .MSP (Patch) Files?
2. Can AI Check wheather Windows XP has installed update KB837272?
3. Is AI works on Windows Installer 3 which included in WinXP SP2?

Bug Report: When using AI to create .exe, it will have an issue of can't find file for Modify in control pannel.

tenghoward
Last edited by tenghoward on Mon Feb 14, 2005 8:52 pm, edited 1 time in total.
dorel
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Hi,
1. Advanced Installer cannot create patches yet.
2. You can use the Prerequisites functionality or the Search functionality to test this.
3. AI supports Windows Insatller version 2.0 or higher.

Bug Report: Can you give more details?

Best Regards,
Dorel
Dorel Pislan
Advanced Installer Team
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tenghoward
Posts: 4
Joined: Thu Jan 20, 2005 5:57 am

dorel wrote:Hi,
1. Advanced Installer cannot create patches yet.
2. You can use the Prerequisites functionality or the Search functionality to test this.
3. AI supports Windows Insatller version 2.0 or higher.

Bug Report: Can you give more details?

Best Regards,
Dorel
It will says missing files xxxx.msi files if you try to Modify it on Windows XP Control Pannel. (For Setup is .exe only)
Cata
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This happens because when adding new features, Windows Installer needs the original MSI (or actually, the CABs with file inside it) to install the new features.

Possible solutions:
a) distribute your app as a MSI
b) pack your MSI *outside* the EXE
c) after deploy, let your user know about using the command line to extract the MSI from EXE

Cata
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