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why have several files when only msi is needed


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alex@zoosmart.us

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Posted 12 May 2005 - 08:03

got another newbie question,

is it ok to distribute just the msi file when distributing an application or are the following also needed

InstMsiA.Exe
InstMsiW.Exe
Setup.Exe
Setup.Ini

Thx!

Stefan Krueger

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Posted 12 May 2005 - 12:11

those files are only needed when installing on operating systems that don't have an (appropriate) version of the windows installer runtime installed.
See also http://www.msifaq.com/a/1001.htm