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Erstellen und Verwalten von Installationspaketen

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Autor: Andreas Kerl
Verlag: Microsoft Press
ISBN: 978-3866454316

Geplanter Erscheinungstermin: Dezember 2008

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Das Buch wird die neuen Funktionen des Windows Installers 4.0 und 4.5 enthalten. Einen Schwerpunkt bildet die gesamte Installationsthematik unter Windows Vista und dem Windows Server 2008. Ein weiterer Schwerpunkt liegt in den Multi-Package-Transaktionen des Windows Installers 4.5. Auch der Deployment Tools Foundation (DTF), die den Zugriff auf das Windows Installer-API über .NET-Klassen ermöglicht, wird ein Kapitel gewidmet.

Der Autor Andreas Kerl ist Spezialist für die Windows Installer-Technologie bei Microsoft Deutschland. Er hat bereits zwei Bücher und zahlreiche Artikel zu diesem Thema verfasst.

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The Orange Brain's Guide to AdminStudio is ideal for those just starting with AdminStudio or those wishing to hone their repackaging skills. It covers everything from getting started, repackaging, custom actions, creating transforms, upgrades, patches, using the Conflict Solver and adding your final package to the Application Catalog. It's friendly, approachable style makes it easy to understand not only repackaging, but also using and maintaining Windows Installer packages.

Outline:
Introduction
Ch 1. Getting Started
Ch 2. Introduction to the Windows Operating System
Ch 3. Big Picture of AS
Ch 4. Your First Repackage
Ch 5. Windows Installer
Ch 6. Editor
Ch 7. Testing
Ch 8. System Search and Custom Actions
Ch 9. When things go wrong
Ch 10. Transforms
Ch 11. Application Manager
Ch 12. Conflict Solver
Ch 13. Patches
Ch 14. Minor Upgrades
Ch 15. Major Upgrades
Ch 16. Project and Workflow Template
Ch 17. Continuing From here

Author Information
Leslie Easter, an internationally recognized leader in software deployment, has provided consulting and training expertise to many Fortune 500 companies. His talent and enthusiasm for this field has led to numerous articles and books including Bulletproof Installs (Prentice-Hall). After graduating from University of Washington in Seattle, Washington, he spent several years at Intel s System Group in Portland Oregon before moving north to Redmond and joining the Microsoft s Windows NT 3.1 team. Mr Easter founded The Orange Brain Company in 1994.

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Autoren: Stephanie Knecht-Thurmann / Thomas Knecht
Verlag: Addison-Wesley
ISBN: 3-8273-2307-X
504 Seiten, gebunden, mit 1 CD

Mit Windows Installer 3.1 werden Software-Installationen unter Windows optimal erstellt, installiert, repariert und deinstalliert. Dieses Buch, das sich sowohl an Entwickler als auch an Administratoren richtet, zeigt Ihnen, wie Sie Installationen programmieren sowie Setups automatisch verteilen und parameterisieren können. Anhand ausführlicher Praxisbeispiele wird die Repaketierung sowie das Erstellen von Transform Files erläutert. Ein Ausblick auf neue Technologien wie ClickOnce und das MS Driver Installations Framework rundet das Buch ab.

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Architektur, Troubleshooting, Patchmanagement

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Autor: Andreas Kerl
Verlag: Microsoft Press
ISBN: 3-86063-547-6
429 Seiten, gebunden

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Der Windows Installer ist ein in Windows integrierter Dienst zum Installieren und Verwalten von Anwendungen. Die Installation versetzt eine Anwendung in einen lauffähigen Zustand, die Verwaltung der Anwendung stellt sicher, dass sie in diesem Zustand verbleibt. In diesem Buch werden diese beiden Aspekte von Windows Installer im Detail betrachtet, wobei sich ein Großteil der Erläuterungen auf die neuen Funktionalitäten der Version 3.0 und 3.1 bezieht.
Zuerst zeigt das Buch die internen Abläufe im Installationsprozess auf, wodurch die notwendigen Grundlagen vermittelt werden, um effizient auf Problemsituationen reagieren zu können. Der zweite Teil dieses Buches befasst sich mit der Erweiterung des Windows Installer-Servicemodells durch die neuen Funktionalitäten von Windows Installer 3.1. Hier werden die internen Abläufe bei der Anwendung von Patches betrachtet, was die Voraussetzungen für ihren effizienten Einsatz schafft. Die Betrachtung verwandter Technologien wie des Microsoft Driver Installations Frameworks (DifX) oder des Windows Installer XML Toolsets (WiX) rundet den Inhalt des Buches ab.
Lesen Sie zu diesen Themen:
- Anatomie eines Windows Installer-Paketes
- Grundlegende Abläufe im Installationsprozess
- Entschlüsselung von Darwin-Deskriptoren
- Erweiterung der Funktionalitäten durch benutzerdefinierte Aktionen in Managed Code
- Das Microsoft Driver Installation Framework
- Anwendungsprozess bei Windows Installer-Patches
- Performanceoptimierung bei der Anwendung von Patches
- Patchsequenzen und Deinstallation von Patches
- Sicherheit und Troubleshooting

Der Autor Andreas Kerl ist Spezialist für die Windows Installer-Technologie bei Microsoft Deutschland. Er hat auch das 2003 erschienene Buch "Inside Windows Installer" verfasst.

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Author: Rod Trent
Publisher: realtimepublishers.com
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This eBook examines the critical IT challenge of patch management and its current state of affairs in the corporate network world. The eBook delivers in-depth looks at the impact of patch management on corporate security and risk management, its best practice methodologies, and the tools that are available to manage this mission-critical IT process, which is becoming both more complex and more strategic.

The Administrator Shortcut Guide to Patch Management is written by Rod Trent, managing editor of myITforum.com and Communities Editor for TechTarget, and widely acclaimed as the leading industry expert on Microsoft Systems Management Server. Mr. Trent is a Microsoft MVP for Windows Management, and author of several books and thousands of technical articles.

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Author: Phil Wilson
Publisher: Apress
ISBN: 1-59059-297-2
300 pages, softcover

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Virtually every book written for software developers stops when the program is complete. Unfortunately, they leave out a critical part - creating the software that installs the application, component or service you just wrote. For a company building and shipping software, the installation might be the first time the customer has seen the product or company, and the installation experience will make a lasting impression one way or the other. An unreliable installation will affect the customer's image of the overall software and company. This book covers every aspect of using the Windows Installer - the underlying installer technology in Windows.

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Phil Wilson - Phil graduated from the University of Aston, Birmingham, England, with a BSc in Chemistry but preferred computers to test tubes and eventually worked for 15 years on developing Operating Systems for Burroughs and Unisys mainframes. Phil started programming for Windows in the early 90's and has developed in MFC, ATL COM, Visual Basic, and C#. He has been involved in installation design and technology for about eight years, and became a Microsoft "Most Valuable Professional" for Windows Installer in 2003. To get away from computers, he plays and records guitar, and enjoys
camping in the California desert. Phil works for Unisys Corporation in Mission Viejo California.

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Author: Bob Baker
Publisher: InstallShield Press
ISBN: 0-9715708-3-3
544 pages, paperback with CD-ROM

This expert resource demonstrates proper techniques for solving key installation development challenges using InstallShield and Windows Installer. In this book, InstallShield expert Bob Baker teaches you the ins and outs of custom actions, the proper installation of plug and play device drivers, how to best handle locked-down environments, the best practices for upgrades and patches, and much more.
This book begins with a complete description of how Windows Installer is able to provide elevated privileges during an installation and continues on to present many practical solutions to your installation challenges.

Topics Covered Include:

• Controlling Feature Selection
• Installing COM Servers
• Installing Windows Services
• Installing Pure .NET Applications
• Installing Plug and Play Device Drivers (excerpt)
• Handling Locked-Down Environments
• Update and Upgrade Basics
• Patching Best Practices
• Custom Action Basics
• Immediate Custom Actions
• Deferred Custom Actions (excerpt)

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This book helps readers understand the .NET Framework and describes techniques and best practices for deploying .NET and .NET Compact Framework applications. Topics that will prepare readers for application deployment include:

• Overview of the .NET architecture
• Working with assemblies
• Choosing a .NET deployment option
• Developing and Deploying applications with the .NET Compact Framework

Olivier D'hose is a Senior Program Manager for Microsoft's Operations and Technology Group. After having spent more than 7 years architecting and deploying solutions based on Microsoft technologies for major corporations around the world, Olivier has taken on the challenge of helping Microsoft deploy pre-released technologies internally. He focuses mainly on the architectural impact of .NET development on line-of-business and mobile applications.

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Autor: Andreas Kerl
Verlag: Microsoft Press
ISBN: 3-86063-099-7
525 Seiten, gebunden, mit CD-ROM

Inhaltlich deckt sich das Buch teilweise mit dem Windows Installer SDK, ergänzt die Kapitel aber durch hilfreiche Anmerkungen. Da die Übersetzung sehr gut gelungen ist (man merkt, dass hier nicht irgend ein Übersetzungsbüro am Werk war, sondern jemand, der versteht, worüber er schreibt) wäre das Buch schon allein als deutsche Windows Installer Referenz wertvoll. Aber es enthält auch technische Artikel, die über den Inhalt des SDK hinaus gehen. Auf der beiliegenden CD befinden sich neben den Beispielen aus dem Buch und dem Platform SDK einige nützliche Tools (z.B. Patch-Erzeugung, automatische Updates) und benutzerdefinierte Aktionen (z.B. Anlegen einer Datenbank auf einem SQL Server). Alle Beispiele sind auch als C# und Visual Basic.NET Quelltext enthalten.

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Authors: Bob Baker and Robert Dickau
Publisher: InstallShield Press
ISBN: 0-9715708-1-7
750 pages, paperback with CD-ROM

The indispensable reference for administrators migrating to the Windows Installer service.

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"Superb, the foundations and the details together in a well written easy read. Everyone managing Windows based desktops should read and keep this book." (Scotty McLeod, Senior Analyst, Desktop Management,  HSBC Bank, plc, on the front cover)

"This book presents a Windows Installer overview that is perfect for beginners while also detailing many advanced topics that can be used to create more sophisticated packages. This book is a must-have for anyone that creates, maintains, or deploys Windows Installer packages." (David M. Lingerfelt, Systems Engineer, Avanade Inc.)

"This book provides an in-depth introduction to the Windows Installer Service and the activities that are necessary to repackage legacy applications. Administrator's Introduction to Application Repackaging and Software Deployment using Windows Installer is focused on the administrator who has a responsibility for deployment of software in the organization. Some of the subject matter, however, will be of interest to setup developers as well. This book takes the reader though all aspects of planning and implementing a repackaging project.
This book covers the functionality of AdminStudio 3.5. However, most of the information presented in this book is valid regardless of what version of AdminStudio you are presently using or considering for use." (from the Introduction chapter)

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Authors: Darwin Sanoy and Jeremy Moskowitz
Publisher: realtimepublishers.com
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You hear a lot about Windows Installer (.MSI) technology, but what does it really mean for your and your organization? What's "under the hood" of a Windows Installer installation? What do you need to know to effectively migrate to the .MSI standard?

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Author: Chris Long
Publisher: realtimepublishers.com
213 pages, e-book

In this guide industry expert Chris Long discusses the essentials of Windows Software Deployment including: deployment methodology, network infrastructure issues and best-of-breed installation tools. Long has 18 years of IT experience and has been a lead on a large financial firm's software deployment systems for the past 5 years.

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Author: Bob Baker
Publisher: InstallShield Press
ISBN: 0-9715708-0-9
950 pages, paperback with CD-ROM

This guide shows how to create setups and deploy software applications using the Microsoft Windows Installer service and the installation tool InstallShield Developer 7. Author Bob Baker is a technical trainer at InstallShield Software Corporation. He also wrote the book The Official InstallShield for Windows Installer Developer's Guide.

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Author: Bob Baker
Publisher: Hungry Minds, Inc.
ISBN: 0764547232
850 pages, paperback with CD-ROM

Table of contents:

Part I - Introduction to the Windows Installer
Chapter 1 - Software Installation, Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
Chapter 2 - The Windows 2000 Deployment Architecture
Chapter 3 - Design and Implementation of the Windows Installer Service
Chapter 4 - Direct Creation of an MSI Package
Chapter 5 - Adding a User Interface to Our Installation

Part II - Basic Package Creation with ISWI
Chapter 6 - Overview of the ISWI Authoring Tool
Chapter 7 - Basic Installation Package Creation with ISWI
Chapter 8 - Controlling the Installation
Chapter 9 - Creating the Installation User Interface

Part III - Extending the Windows Installer Functionality
Chapter 10 - Extensibility Through Custom Actions
Chapter 11 - Creating and Using Custom Actions
Chapter 12 - The ISWI Scripting Environment
Chapter 13 - Introduction to the InstallScript Language

Part IV - Advanced Concepts
Chapter 14 - Advanced InstallScript
Chapter 15 - InstallScript and COM
Chapter 16 - Using InstallScript to Create Custom Actions
Chapter 17 - Creating and Sharing Components
Chapter 18 - The Creation and Use of Transforms

Part V - Solving Real World Problems
Chapter 19 - Localizing an Installation
Chapter 20 - Handling Updates and Upgrades of a Product

Appendixes
Appendix A - MsiExec Command Line Options
Appendix B - Summary Information Stream Reference
Appendix C - InstallScript Run-Time Architecture
Appendix D - System Reboots
Appendix E - What's on the CD-ROM

Author Bob Baker is a former Program Manager and Director of Product Support Services at InstallShield Software Corporation. He is currently a Technical Trainer for the InstallShield Professional - Windows Installer Edition product.

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This book is out of print but can be downloaded free of charge from the author's web site. Quote:

"This is a book I did for Sybex, based on the 1.0 release of the Windows Installer. It didn't do especially well in the market, and the rights have reverted to me. So, if you want, you can download the uncorrected galleys and read it for free now. Out of date, but perhaps still useful."

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Author: Leslie Easter
Publisher: Prentice Hall
ISBN: 0-13-028063-1