MSI Packaging Interview Tips

later are also to be avoided, such as Internet Explorer,

Windows Service Packs and certian hotfixes.

All these applications are hard coded to use the Windows

Installer service, and may make calls back to certain locations
within the original MSI package.

 What are the types of Packaging tools?

o Wise for Windows Installer
o Install Shield
o SMS Installer
o Marimba

 What are the types of Deployment tools?

o Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS)
o Altiris Client Management Suite
o Altiris Notification Server Console
o Radia

 What is Windows Installer?

It is a built-in Operating System service for Installing and
Managing Applications. It provides a standard method for
developing, customizing, installing and updating applications.

 Benefits of the Windows Installer?

o Advertising
o Installation on Demand
o Repair (Self-healing)
o Rollback (Transactional operations)
o Managed Shared Resources
o Installation in locked-down environments

 What are the types of Setup Captures in Wise / Install

shield?
In wise there are three types

o Virtual Capture: Creates a clean virtual OS on your

computer, and the installation is redirected in the clean
virtual OS.

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