Windows Installer技术及其使用

Windows Installer and Its Usage

WindowsInstaller是微软推出的软件安装、发布及管理方式,使用它可以进行包括软件的发布、安装、修改、升级、移除在内的全程管理,较好地解决了原有软件发布方式中存在的问题.本文描述了WindowsInstaller的特点、结构、运行过程以及实现途径,最后说明了使用它进行软件发布的基本步骤.

Windows Installer,introduced by Microsoft,is a means of installing, p ublishing and supervising software.Its functions include publishing,installing, revising,updating and removing software.Thus,it becomes a better solution to the problem originally existed in the pattern of publishing software.A vivid descri ption on characteristics,construction, operation process and realization ways of Windows Installer is given.A basic procedure for publishing software by means o f Windows Installer is shown.