InstallShield 2016
You can use InstallShield MSI Diff to determine what Windows Installer will do with a given patch file and how that will affect the cached .msi package on a target system.
To determine the run-time effects of a patch:
| 1. | Open InstallShield MSI Diff. |
| 2. | On the File menu, click Open. The Open dialog box opens. |
| 3. | Select the .msi package, and then click Open. InstallShield MSI Diff opens the .msi database. |
| 4. | On the File menu, point to Patches, and then click Apply Patch. The Open dialog box opens. |
| 5. | Select the patch (.msp file), and then click Open. InstallShield MSI Diff applies the patch to the database that is open. |
| 6. | Examine the changes. |
If you want to apply a series of patches to an .msi package, you can repeat steps 4 and 5 for each patch.
Tip • Note that InstallShield MSI Diff also lets you apply a series of multiple transforms and patches to an .msi package, and see the changes in the resulting .msi database.
To learn how to apply a transform to an .msi package, see Determining the Changes that a Transform (.mst File) Makes.
See Also
InstallShield 2016 Help LibraryAugust 2016 |
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