What's new in Microsoft Windows Installer 4.5.6001.22133 Beta

Mar 27, 2008
  • Patch sequencer performance improvement pass
  • MsiLogging and MsiLogFileLocation properties supported down level
  • Application settings migration support via MSIARPSETTINGSIDENTIFIER
  • Updated Automation Support with Installer.ProductCode, Installer.CreateAdvertiseScript, Installer.AdvertiseScript, Installer.ProductInfoFromScript, Installer.ProductElevated, and Installer.ProvideAssembly
  • RemoveExistingProducts now pass UILevel property
  • Message type INSTALLMESSAGE_FILESINUSE now passes window titles
  • Windows Installer use of the %temp% folder should work if %temp% folder is encrypted.
  • Enable browse button in SelectionTree control only if the feature has a public property in Directory_ column
  • Enable basic UI to show text for language neutral packages
  • Hidden/disabled cancel button does not allow users to cancel a dialog for authored UI
  • Billboards are only displayed during script execution, no longer during script generation
  • The Edit and PathEdit controls now respond to the Reset control event
  • Credential Free Patching under XP LUA constraint to media lifted to be equivalent to Vista UAC constraints
  • Ability to disable 64 bit registry reflection at the component level via msidbComponentAttributesDisableRegistryReflection
  • Schema.msi has been updated with the new tables