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| Daviet 2001-03-27, 1:38 pm |
| I was wondering if someone could help me out with the .msi (Microsoft Installer) and .mst format. What they do/are used for, and how well you need to know them.
Also, in regards to win2k, what is publishing? I have seen a Few places talking about it like such
"You dont publish the application, rather you assigning the application" | |
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| Hi there
- The Windows installer service packages is just a new method for installing applications in Win2k and is supposed to help resolve dll conflicts and is supposed to create a standard for installing, removing or modifying applications.
- A Windows Installer Package (.msi file) contains all the information necessary to tell the Windows Installer service how a application should be installed.
Think it's pretty important although i don't recall any questions about it on the test.
- .Msi files are installed by either publishing or assigning applications to users.
Publishing - Users have to install programs themselves from Add/Remove programs in Control Panel.
Assigning - Users can install it by Add/Remove programs, Start/Programs or if a user double clicks on a extension supported by the program in question.
Hope this helps
Evan
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| you have it right esexon. Another thing Installer Service does is sits in the background and watches the install. It sees what is there before adn after the install so that when unistalling it knows what has been changed and makes for a cleaner removal of the app. I had a question on my test about it and it was an assigning vs publishing question where an app was published and the next day the lusers..er users couldn't find the app, what happened? ANS: it was published and not assigged, app can be found in Add/remove.
Plus I had one saying that an app was assigned to 10 people and one was pooched on the way down what to do? ANS: restart the installer service on that machine.
All in all it is a sweet service and one that would make my life so much better if my company would use it. So much red tape from R&D though. | |
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| Thanks for the info guys, It really helped alot.
Im still curious about .mst files, Though it looks like the want you to more or less concentrate on the .msi files. | |
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| Let's say that you have three OU's that need to get a software package sent to them. OU 1 needs Word and Excel. OU 2 needs word and Powerpoint. OU 3 needs word and Outlook. You set up three mst files to package the different programs to the customer and send them with the msi. |
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