Windows Installer是在Windows 2000時提出,作為微軟作業系統中的安裝程式開發標準的作業系統服務。它可以支援安裝程式所需要的許多功能,並且可以支援交易式安裝(Committable Installation),當安裝程式發現錯誤或問題時,可以將安裝程序中所做的任何修改(包含複製檔案、修改組態等)全部回溯為未變更的狀態。
InstallShield is a software tool for creating installers or software packages primarily used for installing software for Microsoft Windows desktop and server platforms.
InstallShield 是一種用於創建安裝程序或軟件包的軟件工具,主要用於為 Microsoft Windows 桌面和服務器平台安裝軟件。
Industrial Strength Windows Installer XML (IsWiX) is a document editor based on the Fireworks Application Framework. IsWiX enables non-setup developers to collaborate with setup developers using WiX projects.
Industrial Strength Windows Installer XML (IsWiX) 是基於 Fireworks 應用程序框架的文本編輯器。 IsWiX 使非設置開發人員(non-setup developers)能夠與使用 WiX 項目的設置開發人員(setup developers)協作。
An .msi editor aim towards system administrators who wish to repackage installation packages or optimize the installation for their own environment/needs.
WiX (Windows Installer XML) is a free and open-source set of tools that helps build a Windows Installer packages from an XML document. It can be either used from command-line or integrated into Microsoft Visual Studio. SharpDevelop, a free and open-source alternative to Visual Studio has adopted WiX.[6]
WiX(Windows Installer XML)是一組免費和開源的工具,可幫助從 XML 文檔構建 Windows Installer 程序包。 它既可以從命令行使用,也可以集成到 Microsoft Visual Studio 中。 SharpDevelop 是 Visual Studio 的免費開源替代品,已採用 WiX。
^Windows Installer Deployment. Microsoft Developers Network (MSDN) Library. Microsoft Corporation. August 2008 [1 October 2009]. (原始内容存档于2016-03-10). Windows Installer deployment enables you to create installer packages to be distributed to users; the user runs the setup file and steps through a wizard to install the application.