The existing action sequences are sufficient for most installations. If you need specialized functionality not offered by Windows Installer, you can add custom actions to an installation. With custom actions, you can call .EXEs, .DLLs, WiseScripts, JScripts, and VBScripts. You can set installation properties and directories and call nested .MSI files. You can also perform many other functions such as launching a Web page or downloading a file from a Web site

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User Interface
Execute Immediate
Execute Defferred

Call Custom DLL From Destination
Call Custom DLL From Installation
Call Custom DLL From Installed Files
Call DLL From Installation
Call DLL From Installed Files
Call JScript From Embedded Code
Call JScript From Installation
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User Interface and Execute.

The User Interface sequence, which is executed at the beginning of installation, gathers system information, displays dialogs to the end user, and records end user choices. It is suppressed during silent installations.

The Execute sequence installs the application and makes changes to the system. During installation, Windows Installer first goes through each action in the Execute sequence and builds an internal installation script to follow. You cannot see or access this internal script.

This first pass is referred to as immediate mode and is represented by the Execute Immediate tab. After it creates the internal installation script, it runs the script it created, performing the actions that change the system.
The second pass is referred to as deferred mode, and encompasses all the actions between InstallInitialize and InstallFinalize. It is represented by the Execute Deferred tab. This makes it easier to specify in which mode to run an action. For information on where to place a custom action,

LaunchConditions
FindRelatedProducts
AppSearch
CCPSearch
RMCCPSearch
ValidateProductID
CostInitialize
FileCost
IsolateComponents
CostFinalize
MigrateFeatureStates
ExecuteAction

applicationPackaging replied the topic: Re: What is Installation Sequences in MSI Script?
Installation sequences are represented by tabs below the Installation Sequence section in MSI Script. Windows Installer has 2 main types of sequences:
1. User Interface and
2. Execute.
The User Interface sequence, which is executed at the beginning of installation, gathers system information, displays dialogs to the end user, and records end user choices. It is suppressed during silent installations.
The Execute sequence installs the application and makes changes to the system. During installation, Windows Installer first goes through each action in the Execute sequence and builds an internal installation script to follow. You cannot see or access this internal script.
This first pass is referred to as immediate mode and is represented by the Execute Immediate tab. After it creates the internal installation script, it runs the script it created, performing the actions that change the system.
The second pass is referred to as deferred mode, and encompasses all the actions between InstallInitialize and InstallFinalize. It is represented by the Execute Deferred tab.
This makes it easier to specify in which mode to run an action. For information on where to place a custom action, see Guidelines for Custom Action Location.
When Windows Installer generates the installation script, it generates a rollback script that will undo the actions of the installation script. The rollback script is executed if the installation is canceled or is unsuccessful, and is also run in deferred mode. Although you cannot view or edit the rollback script, you can specify that custom actions you add be added to it; use the In-Script Options field on the Properties tab of the custom action details dialog.
On Windows NT, 2000, XP, and Server 2003, Windows Installer runs as a service, which is registered in the Services control panel. When an .MSI is launched, it is run by the service. The Windows Installer service can run with elevated privileges based on policies, and the Windows Installer database runs with the current user’s privileges. When you add custom actions, you can specify whether they should be run with elevated privileges (system context) or with user privileges (user context). Set privileges to user context or system context in the In-Script Options field on the Properties tab of the custom action details dialog. On Windows 95 and Windows 98, Windows Installer runs as an executable. Because there are no levels of privileges on Windows 95 and Windows 98 (everyone has full privileges), setting privileges has no effect.

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applicationPackaging replied the topic: Re: script to update file sequence in a MSI
How are you adding the 1000 files?

If you add the files using the Wise GUI, then the file sequence count will be set automatically.
So are you adding the files using the automation interface?
If so, you are already coding for it, so incrementing the file sequence count in the file table will be a trivial addition to your code. You will of course also need to update the media table to identify which CAB the file sequences are contained in.

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I have already developed 32 bit MSI. But now if i had to modify it for 64 bit machine, what changes do i need to make?
For eg:Package/@Platform , Component/@Win64, file/@ProcessorArchitecture

or will candle -arch command build 64 bit MSI for me?

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G:\Setup\setup.msi – actual location of the .msi file)
G:\Conent\CD1\*.* – set of files and folders that i need to install.

How can i do this? I try to use Layout property of the Media element (like

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deployexpert replied the topic: Re: What
an exe is a compiler. an executer of information. usually backed up by a small ini file. that basically points to the msi at some point, eventually it will install the msi itself to.

an msi is more of a guide for the executing file.
a steering wheel if you want :p.

in short.. open the exe.

A .MSI is an installation file strictly for software for the Windows OS family. Microsoft itself supplies several of its software installers in this format.
.EXEs are executable files which may also be installer files. Most windows software installers from third party vendors are in the .exe format.
Sometimes a software may be distributed as both .msi and .exe. You can use either to install the file.

an .EXE (EXEcutable) is a program/computer application that is usually dependent on files that makes the program work. Most of the programs on your computer, as we speak, are .EXEs (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Windows Live Messenger, almost everything.)

A .MSI is a file usually used to install executables. MSIs are good in a sense that they compress the installation pack when downloading off the internet, and when installed, all files become decompressed as they were in the first place.

The EXE file type is primarily associated with ‘Executable File’ by Microsoft Corporation. An executable file is basically another name for a program. Virtually all programs that run under Windows or DOS are in the .EXE format. All of these files start with ASCII MZ but often those produced by different compilers have further identification. The TrID program has a number of these in its database if you need to know what compiler was used on the .EXE you have. If your EXE file extension association has been disabled, see the Associated Links for a possible fix.
The MSI file type is primarily associated with ‘Windows Installer File’ by Microsoft Corporation. Associates components with features and contains installation control information

AN msi is an installer, uninstaller and program repairer, it performs all those functions. The same file that installs the program also unistalls it and if the programs detects missing files or corrupt settings the msi repairs it. When you install a program with an msi, a copy of it or a near copy is also installed somewhere so that the program is always able to be repaired without you having to really do anything.
C:Windows Installer is one of the folders where back-up msi are kept. If you have a choice choose msi.

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