Talk:Windows Installer

message: The article states 'The user must have administrator privileges to complete the advertised installation...'. This is clearly contradicted in http://support.microsoft.com/kb/259459, which states 'The administrator uses elevated privileges to advertise the package. If a nonadministrator user then installs the application, the installation can run with elevated privileges.'
Unfortunately I have no direct evidence here: can anyone clarify this?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.152.195.160 (talk) 23:20, 20 June 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  advertisement 

message: it might be worth mentioning how to uninstall Windows Installer packages --Spoon! 06:34, 6 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  uninstall 

message: MSI installers are great for network admins... someone with more wiki skills should add in that MSIs can be easily deployed through ADs. 67.9.38.116 22:46, 23 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  unattended? 

message: I have added the "cleanup-confusing " template, as it suggests both a "product", in this sense, may AND may not be more than a single program.Bettering the Wiki 03:56, 20 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Section 1.1 unclear 

message: I was surprised when my TL mentioned it also related to update menegement for windows.
Is that so??  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.123.36.40 (talk) 17:48, 29 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Updates 

message: Why is self-repair not mentioned as a feature, if a poorly written install or uninstall toasts some portion of your Windows Installer managed installation, when the application is launched the stub MSI database is scanned and missing components are restored if an admin user is logged in, and if it is just a normal user, they will have a very specific error to call support with, and the application can be repaired by an admin user (even remotely using VBScript).
Also, any per-user settings for your application are propagated using this technology, and the user does not have to be an administrator for that to happen.  Most enterprises deploy applications using a specific (domain or local) account.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.203.177.177 (talk) 16:21, 15 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Self-Repair and Package Integrity are not mentioned as "Advantages" while "Disadvantages" has irrelevant and over-opinionated comments. 

message: what do they mean, modern windows as in 3.1 up, 95 up, 98 up, 98 SE up, ME up, XP and up.91.110.155.13 (talk) 19:12, 14 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  what do they mean by "modern" windows 

message: I can't figure out why it's not working... on my browser, the Advertisement subsection is contained in the source for the page, but it is not displayed.  Is this a problem for others as well?   Amit  ►  21:19, 25 August 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Table of Contents link to Advertisement 

message: From what I have seen, the Microsoft fanboys don't like that the huge disadvantages of the ultra-stupid Windows Installer thing are ever mentioned. 189.62.49.216 (talk) 15:36, 25 October 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Criticism section needs to be written 

message: I would like to include a tool of mine called SharpSetup in the list of tools. As the tool has a paid version I do have a commercial interest in such inclusion. However, I really do think that the tool is more relevant to the list that 7-zip (which just happens to unpack msi files) or IsWix which according to codeplex stats got exactly two changesets this year and two discussion topics in its lifetime. So again: what are the inclusion criteria and does SharpSetup qualify?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Grobelny (talk • contribs) 20:20, 1 October 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm going to trim the list down to only entries with either their own article and products from companies with their own articles.  --Ronz (talk) 23:38, 20 June 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Tool inclusion criteria 

message: In the table of installers near the end of the article, it is stated that InstallShield is shareware.
They have a free demo version, but the main version costs big $$$!  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.232.27.161 (talk) 19:44, 31 March 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: fixed -- 86.111.159.216 (talk) 14:18, 2 May 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  InstallShield is shareware? 

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