neo Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 Today, Microosft has announced that the final release of the Windows Installer 4.5 Redistributable and SDK are now available. There is also a KB Article published about the release. New and improved features in Windows Installer 4.5The following new and improved features have been implemented in Windows Installer 4.5.Multiple package transactionIn a multiple package transaction, you can create a single transaction from multiple packages. In a multiple package transaction, a chainer is used to dynamically include packages in the transaction. If one or more of the packages do not install as expected, you can roll back the installation. Embedded UI handlerYou can embed a custom user interface (UI) handler in the Windows Installer package. This makes a custom UI easier to integrate. You can also invoke an embedded UI handler from the Add or Remove Programs item in Control Panel. Or, you can invoke an embedded UI handler during a Windows Installer repair process. Embedded chainerYou can use the embedded chainer to add packages to a multiple package transaction. You can use an embedded chainer to enable installation events across multiple packages. For example, you can enable install-on-demand events, repair events, and uninstall events across multiple packages. Update supersedence resiliencyThis feature lets you correct for changes in the FeatureComponent table during supersedence. Shared component patching resiliency during uninstallThis feature makes sure that the most recent version of a component is available to all products. Custom action execution on update uninstallThis feature lets an update add or change a custom action so that the custom action is called when an update is uninstalled. Download & Source: Microsoft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shahed26 Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 (edited) Thank you for this.btw can i use and install this on Server 2008 x64 edition?Edit: Sorry, i rushed it while reading the Microsoft installer page. Yes i can use it on server 2008thanks Edited June 4, 2008 by shahed26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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