The Definitive Guide to Windows Installer

When a company builds and ships software, the installation process is often the first opportunity for a customer to view the the product and the company—and the installation experience can make or break a lasting impression. This book covers every aspect of using the Windows Installer, the underlying installer technology in Windows. Virtually every book written for software developers stops when the program is complete. Unfortunately, they leave out a critical part - creating the software that installs the application, component or service you just wrote. For a company building and shipping software, the installation might be the first time the customer has seen the product or company, and the installation experience will make a lasting impression one way or the other. An unreliable installation will affect the customers image of the overall software and company.This book covers every aspect of using the Windows installer - the underlying installer technology in Windows.