Less MSIerables Changelog

What's new in Less MSIerables 1.10.0

Nov 4, 2021
  • Features:
  • Decode MSI Stream names (#172) (309f163)
  • You can install or upgrade by extracting all files from the zip attached to this release into a single directory or via Chocolatey.

New in Less MSIerables 1.9.0 (Oct 31, 2021)

  • Features:
  • Add support for Windows Installer Patch (.msp) files (b4db2bb), closes #1

New in Less MSIerables 1.8.3 (Oct 25, 2021)

  • Bug Fixes:
  • 'Error copying file' error occured when an an external cab was manually placed into the source directory and the source directory was the same directory as the output directory fixes #169 (83cf1a8)

New in Less MSIerables 1.8.2 (Sep 19, 2021)

  • Bug Fixes:
  • Typo in error message when referenced CAB file is not embedded inside of the msi (#168) (ff4944e)

New in Less MSIerables 1.8.1 (Jan 14, 2021)

  • Bug Fixes:
  • Properly display FILETIME in the summary view (658bf76)

New in Less MSIerables 1.8.0 (Jan 8, 2021)

  • Usability improvements in the GUI application (dc43d69)

New in Less MSIerables 1.7.0 (Oct 13, 2020)

  • Improved error message dialog for all errors; updated message for missing external cabs (57b364b).

New in Less MSIerables 1.6.93 (Oct 11, 2020)

  • Bug Fixes:
  • chocolatey package iconUrl; update release notes (33cce65), closes #146 #145 #147

New in Less MSIerables 1.6.92 (Oct 11, 2020)

  • Bug Fixes:
  • allow extracting to the root of a drive (0f38f8d), closes #133

New in Less MSIerables 1.6.3.0 (Nov 23, 2018)

  • This is the same as v1.6.2. The only changes are some metadata changes in the chocolatey package that Chocolatey was complaining about.

New in Less MSIerables 1.6.2.0 (Nov 19, 2018)

  • This release contains the following improvements:
  • [#86]: The "Lessmsi Explore" Windows Explorer context menu now works on msi files in paths containing spaces (@raphaeldore)
  • [#88]: Fixes failure failed extract (NullReferenceException) on a msi with some of the parent directories not listed in the Directory table (@vnau)
  • [#96]: Improved readme with Github badges + Donation text (@kauegimenes)
  • [#99]: Added progress indicator to command line interface (@Bioruebe)
  • [109]: A python wrapper is now available in the /contrib directory (@KOLANICH)

New in Less MSIerables 1.6.1.0 (Aug 24, 2017)

  • This release has a fix and a minor new enhancement:
  • #84 Didn't release all the necessary file handles and could cause errors like Wixtracts.ExtractFiles keeps msi Record handles open
  • #82 You can now enter a path in the "File" textbox on the main GUI screen and press enter and it will open a file browser dialog at the path you entered.

New in Less MSIerables 1.6.0.0 (Aug 24, 2017)

  • #80 New! Can now view the embedded OLE Structured Storage Streams inside the msi file. See the new Streams tab.
  • #78 Fixes an issue with the putty installer (that may well afflict other wix-created installers) that does not have an accessible _Streams table.
  • #79 Changed the ctrl+c/copy to clipboard behavior for tables to copy them as tab-delimited with a header row to make them easier to paste into Excel.

New in Less MSIerables 1.5.1.0 (Aug 24, 2017)

  • Fixes:
  • #55 Fix for using lessmsi x in powershell
  • #73 choco fix for upcoming checksum requirement (chocolately package now has zip as embedded resource so that no download is necessary).
  • #74 AppVeyor build failing with "CPack generator not specified"

New in Less MSIerables 1.5.0.0 (Aug 24, 2017)

  • Fixes #70 where extracting to the root of the drive caused an exception.

New in Less MSIerables 1.4.0.0 (Nov 7, 2015)

  • Adds support for Windows 10
  • Now all binaries require .NET Framework v4.0 or greater
  • Fixes for the Windows Explorer integration (when you right-click on a .msi file in Windows Explorer)

New in Less MSIerables 1.3.0.0 (Oct 26, 2015)

  • Fixes issue #49 which was caused by a weird Cabinet field in the Media table.
  • Fixes issue #46 thanks to @AGBrown
  • Can be used on Mac OS X with WineBottler. See Readme. Thanks to @jgstew for that!

New in Less MSIerables 1.2.0.0 (Nov 19, 2014)

  • This release adds a search panel to the file view. Press Ctrl+F to use this wonderful new feature!
  • Misc minor fixes.
  • We're also switching to the semantic versioning scheme.

New in Less MSIerables 1.1.7.0 (Nov 19, 2014)

  • The big changes here are that the old lessmsi.exe is now only a thin wrapper around lessmsi.core.dll which contains the logic and lessmsi-gui.exe contains the GUI application. This should make the core logic more reusable for others such as @0install.

New in Less MSIerables 1.1.6.0 (Nov 19, 2014)

  • Most users won't care about this release. However, if you are trying to create a chocolatey package that depends on lessmsi, it will be relevant to you.

New in Less MSIerables 1.1.5.0 (Nov 19, 2014)

  • This release resolves issue #4 by adding support for msi files with external cabs.

New in Less MSIerables 1.1.4.0 (Nov 19, 2014)

  • This release contains minor updates. Specifically the following issues are resolved:
  • The chocolatey package now uses github release binary for downloads.
  • Adds the "Component" information to the extract files grid.

New in Less MSIerables 1.1.3.0 (Nov 19, 2014)

  • You can now drag & drop .msi files onto the dialog and it will open them.
  • The list of tables in the Table View tab now only lists tables that actually exist in the currently loaded msi.