VB/VBA Developer's Guide to the Windows Installer

From the table of contents:

• Introduction to the Windows Installer
  Issues with Older Setup Software, Solutions from the Windows Installer, Getting the Windows Installer, The Windows Installer SDK, The Windows Install Cleanup Utility
• Running the Installer
  Bootstrapping, Installation modes, Installer Options, Reading Installer Logs
• Basic Installer Concepts
  Products, Packages and Databases, Features and Components, Using Cabinet files, File versioning rules, Qualified Components, Transitive Components, The Summary Information Stream
• Guide to the Installer Database
  Data types, Tables
• The Installer User Interface
  Standard dialogs, Dialog Style Bits, Controls, Events, Designing Dialogs using Visual Basic
• Installer Actions
  Sequence Tables, File Costing, Standard Actions - ADMIN, ADVERTISE, and INSTALL, A typical set of sequence tables
• Common Installer Tasks
  Properties, Adding files, shortcuts, registry keys, COM servers, ODBC Data Sources, Publishing a product, feature, or component, Searching for a File, Installing MDAC
• Using the Installer API
  Installer Functions, Installer Database Functions
• Using the Installer Automation Model
• Patch Packages
  Types of Updates, Applying Patches, Preparing for Future Upgrades, What's in a Patch Package, Creating a Patch Package, When to change the product code
• Merges and Transforms
  Understanding Merges and Transforms, Using MsiMerg.exe, Using MsiTran.exe, Obtaining MergeModules, Localizing packages
• Installer Editing Tools
  Msidb, Orca, Visual Studio Installer, InstallShield for Windows Installer, Wise for Windows Installer
• Validating Installer Databases
  The ICE format, Using MsiVal2, Common Validation Problems
• Appendix: Meeting Windows Logo Requirements with Visual Basic and the Windows Installer