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Tips and TricksLinks to External Web Sites
The MAKEMSI homepage.
Although it tends to be a bit "InstallShield" specific it is a very good
site for general MSI information.
Another deployment site which has some good information and has deployment
and other forums.
Microsoft MSDN site at http://msdn.microsoft.com/.
I generally don't provide links to Microsoft pages as they actively
discourage this (either that or they are simply stupid).
There is actually some good information here
(for starters try "MSI" as a search).
The knowledge base will also provide details of known problems and
hopefully solutions.
This group is useful for asking MAKEMSI related questions
(or finding previous answers).
Its probably best not to ask "PPWIZARD" specific questions here.
Note that to view archives of previous questions and answers
you do not need to be a member (you do need to join to ask questions).
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MAKEMSI is basically using "PPWIZARD" as the "engine". The PPWIZARD Email List (newsgroup)
can be very useful for asking PPWIZARD related questions but
Please don't ask MAKEMSI specific questions here.
Note that to view archives of previous questions and answers
you do not need to be a member (you do need to join to ask questions).
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A good list of Windows Installer related books.
videos titled:
- My own list of links that I maintain, these are regularly checked
(automatically) for existance.
The list is at http://dennisbareis.com/bookmark_developer_windows_install.htm.
| Links to Advertising/Resiliency Resources |
| Links to Component Related Pages |
Some other component related pages are available at:
| Links to Custom Action Related Resources |
| Windows Installer Error Messages |
| Links to Merge Module Resources |
Some links to merge module related resources and downloads are:
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Links to many resources and locations of merge modules you can download (from many vendors), some specific pages:
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Good list of links to places where you can download merge modules.
| Links to Patch Related Pages |
| Links to Repackaging/Unattended Operation Resources |
Some external resources which may have specific information about the product you wish to repackage are:
| Links to Bug Lists and Information |
This points to bug information, if you are getting an error message be sure to check the "error" related links also.
- InstallSite Bug List (Windows Installer, Vendor Merge Module and InstallShield)
Some FAQs:
News groups are one of the best ways of answering just about any
question as they are discussions or questions by people like you or me.
If you have got a problem then you are probably not the first
(just be aware that answers aren't always correct).
Forums run by MSI related companies can also be useful but they typically
have smaller audiences and so will need to check out how "active" it is.
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