References
For additional information about application packaging, see the following sources.
Windows Installer
Windows Installer service overview. https://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/
howitworks/management/installer.aspMSDN Windows Installer overview. https://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/msi/setup/overview_of_windows_installer.asp
MSDN Windows Installer reference. ** ** https://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/msi/setup/windows_installer_start_page.asp
Command-line options. Some command-line options are mutually exclusive and cannot be used together. For a complete list of command-line options and possible interactions among them, see the Microsoft Knowledge Base article “The Command-Line Options for the Microsoft Windows Installer Tool Msiexec.exe” at https://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314881.
LimitSystemRestoreCheckpointing. To avoid setting a System Restore Checkpoint each time a Windows Installer application is installed, see https://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/msi/setup/limitsystemrestorecheckpointing.asp.
Group Policy and Windows Installer with Windows Server 2003 and Windows 2000 Server. https://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/library/
ServerHelp/42d48c37-42e5-4910-8f2e-e4b95e214d41.mspx
Packaging Applications
AdminStudio SMS Edition download. https://www.microsoft.com/smserver/downloads/
2003/featurepacks/adminstudio/AdminStudio software overview. https://www.installshield.com/products/adminstudio/
Wise Package Studio software overview.
https://www.vbxtras.com/products/wisepackagestudio.aspSMS Installer overview and download.
https://www.microsoft.com/smserver/downloads/20/tools/installer.aspDeploying Windows Installer Setup packages with SMS 2.0 Overview. Learn about the change and configuration benefits that you gain when you use SMS 2.0 to deploy Microsoft Windows Installer Setup packages.See
https://www.microsoft.com/smserver/techinfo/
deployment/20/deployosapps/deploymsi.asp.Windows Installer: Benefits and implementation for system administrators. https://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/
administration/management/wininstaller.asp.
Web resources. These resources are referenced in the Windows resource kits and lead to information that is useful to Windows users.See
https://www.microsoft.com/windows/reskits/webresources.
TechNet Script Center. https://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/
Sending keystrokes to a program. https://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/guide/sas_wsh_hilv.mspx
MSDN SendKeys overview. https://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/script56/html/wsmthsendkeys.asp
MSDN scripting overview. For additional documentation for the variety of scripting languages that can be used to perform additional file or registry setting configurations, see https://msdn.microsoft.com/scripting.
Other Third-Party Resources
InstallShield Software home page. https://www.installshield.com
OnDemand home page. ** **OnDemand is the original creator of WinINSTALL, and the company has reacquired the product from VERITAS Software. See https://www.ondemandsoftware.com.
Wise Solutions home page. Explore the searchable Knowledgebase, which contains how-to procedures, workarounds, and answers to common support questions. Access is free and unlimited. Find valuable answers, tips, analysis, and other comments by fellow developers and Wise Technical Support personnel in Wise's Newsgroups. See https://www.wise.com/.
InstallSite home page. ** ** https://www.installsite.org
AppDeploy home page. https://www.appdeploy.com
Windows Installer FAQ from AppDeploy.
https://www.appdeploy.com/faq/browse.asp?category=MSI
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