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  1. Oct 11th, 2000, 12:26 PM #1
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    What has to be installed on a user's machine in order for them to run the .MSI file that is output from the VSI? This is my first time using VSI, and I created the setup project, creating the .msi file. To test the installation, I went to an old Win95 machine and copied the .msi file there. I went to "run" the .msi file, but obviously this machine doesn't "understand" what an .msi file is (I didn't expect it to). So what has to be installed on this Win95 beast so the .msi can run?
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  2. Oct 11th, 2000, 01:05 PM #2
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    In the propertys of the Instaler Projcet there are the property of build type.

    There are tree types of Build type: Installer, Merge Module and Installer Whith Windows Installer Loader.

    If you take the last one the Windows Installer create the .msi file and a Setup.exe file (even others) that installs first the windows loader and then you can use the .msi files.
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    Got it. Thank you very much.
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