Windows Installer 4.5 Now available from Microsoft

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>Have you installed it and are there any known unknowns you can tell us about?
>
>Is this number 4.5 your unknown in this respect. How did you make it from 3.1?

So far so good. Did some uninstalls of current apps, installs,
re-installs and it works fine. I don't know yet how Microsoft went
from 3.1 to 4.5.

- Thee Chicago Wolf
 
"PD43" <pauld1943@comcast.net> wrote in message
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>>"Thee Chicago Wolf" <.@.> wrote in message
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>>> Just an FYI.
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>>> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...6f-60b6-4412-95b9-54d056d6f9f4&DisplayLang=en
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>>> - Thee Chicago Wolf
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>>Will the new installer be offered via Windows Automatic Updates or is
>>it
>>optional?
>
> If/when you need the new installer, it will tell you and force you to
> download it.

OK, thanks.
 
>Will the new installer be offered via Windows Automatic Updates or is it
>optional?

It is optional but I would recommend updating to it as I now
understand that one of the neat feature available is snapshot
installing. Programmers and developers may take advantage of this
feature so it doesn't hurt to be future-proofed.

- Thee Chicago Wolf
 
"Thee Chicago Wolf" <.@.> wrote in message
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>>Will the new installer be offered via Windows Automatic Updates or is
>>it
>>optional?
>
> It is optional but I would recommend updating to it as I now
> understand that one of the neat feature available is snapshot
> installing. Programmers and developers may take advantage of this
> feature so it doesn't hurt to be future-proofed.
>
> - Thee Chicago Wolf

Thanks.

Have searched "Snapshot Installation" but cannot get a clear description
of it.

Could you expand/explain the advantages of it please?
 
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> "Thee Chicago Wolf" <.@.> wrote in message
> news:30lf44hdhfsm7nvlcb3sgan4ctqjl7qfnc@4ax.com...
>>>Will the new installer be offered via Windows Automatic Updates or is
>>>it
>>>optional?
>>
>> It is optional but I would recommend updating to it as I now
>> understand that one of the neat feature available is snapshot
>> installing. Programmers and developers may take advantage of this
>> feature so it doesn't hurt to be future-proofed.
>>
>> - Thee Chicago Wolf
>
> Thanks.
>
> Have searched "Snapshot Installation" but cannot get a clear
> description of it.
>
> Could you expand/explain the advantages of it please?
>

I found this:

http://support.installshield.com/newusers/deploy/repackage/methods.asp

So, I assume that as the name suggests "snapshot" uses imaging in some
way.

As it's beyond me, I think I'll wait until it's needed.

Thanks again.
 
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