The new multi-package transaction introduced in Windows Installer 4.5 enables creating a single Windows Installer transaction from separate packages.
As a result, developers can now divide their products into multiple packages that can be composed and retain the robustness of the Windows Installer transaction.
A common example of this delivering language specific products in two packages, one language neutral World Wide package and one language specific package.
Support for Multi-Package Transaction is provided via new APIs MsiBeginTransaction, MsiEndTransaction, and MsiJoinTransactio... [ read more about Microsoft Windows Installer >> ]
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