Newest Windows Installer will enable multiple package instal
BetaNews | at | by Mike
Managing a massive Windows installation has already been likened to administering a colossal database. Today, Microsoft added new functions to its Installer for setup packages, that really does start treating Windows like one.Download Windows Installer 4.5 from FileForum now.
In the last major update to Microsoft's Windows Installer package, used by setup software to ensure proper installations, a feature was added to capture the running state of applications, suspend them, and restart them after setup. This was reportedly necessary for installing updates to Windows Vista; but outside of Vista itself, it's a feature that, frankly, hasn't seen much use -- in fact, quite a bit of software out there still seems to work fine with Installer 3.1.