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A Windows Installer patch (.msp file) is a file used to deliver updates to Windows Installer applications.

A Windows Installer patch is a self-contained package that contains all the information required to update the target application. A patch package (.msp file) can be much smaller than the Windows Installer package (.msi file) for the entire updated application. A Windows Installer patch is merely a packaging mechanism for an existing MSI update type such as minor or major upgrades. A working minor or major upgrade is required for a patch to be possible to create.

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MSP vs. MSI packaging. Which to use for patches?

Currently I am working on a project which is deployed by using an MSI package. To patch the program, we just deploy another MSI installer package opposed to an MSP. Is this an effective/efficient way to go about this, or should we be deploying an…
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Understanding GUIDS, updates, and patches with Windows-Installer

I'm learning about Windows-Installer and Wix, and have a number of questions related to how it works: If a component GUID changes, but the same files are in the component, what happens on a major upgrade? Do the files get replaced? If a component…
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WiX: Patch installer superseding previous versions (1.0.0 -> 1.0.1, 1.0.0 -> 1.0.2, 1.0.1 -> 1.0.2, aso.)

I am trying to provide a simple installer package (MSI) which I want to support with updates (patches) that supersede all previous patches. So I have a MSI V1.0.0 and 2 patches V1.0.1 and V1.0.2. The user should be able to just install the latest…
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WIX: How to display "Publisher" info in "Programs and Features" -> "Installed Updates"

I am responsible for creating several MSI's and their MSP's. I installed all of them using the MSI's, and my company name was displayed correctly, i.e. under "Programs and Features". However, after I installed their updates using the MSP's, I found…
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Patching Multiple Instance Installs with either InstallShield or WiX

      I have a project built in InstallShield 12. It is a Web Application that needs to be installed multiple times, and those installations need to be patched. I can create transforms, and patches just fine in both WiX and InstallShield. When I…
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Max/MSP JavaScript distortion possible?

I'm trying to help a friend to figure out if it's possible to implement DSP algorithms in Max/MSP javascript. He was told so in class, and he asked for my help but I can't find any way to process actual samples. TL;DR Is it possible to get samples…
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Windows SDK 10 can not find .pcp file

Hi I have a problem I can not find template.pcp file that should be in windows SDK but It is not. I need it to make a patch .msp file I am following this tutorial: MSDN tutorial . Does anyone know where could I find it?
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Uninstalling msi installation with patches

I have a product installation that has been patched with one small update patch which is uninstallable. Is there any difference if I first uninstall the patch and then product installation or if I select the uninstall of the product while the patch…
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multiple MSP's for same org in hyperledger fabric

Can I use multiple MSP's for same org. it was given like "In some cases an organization may require multiple membership groups — for example, where channels are used to perform very different business functions between organizations. In these cases…
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Unchanged files break patch uninstallation

General Information: We use WIX 3.10.3 to build both our Base Msi and Patch Msp. Supports Windows Installer version 301 Patch is build using Purely Wix method as documented. Root Cause for the issue: Base Msi contained a file named "Sample.dll" with…
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Minor upgrade with Wix Patching

I have an installer for Wix which installs the program to be version I have successfully made patches to achieve the following upgrading: 1.0.0 -> 1.0.1 1.0.0 -> 1.0.2 1.0.1 -> 1.0.2 This works I've had to make new .msp files from 1.0.0 to the…
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Windows Installer "Error 1308. Source file not found" when uninstalling patch in sequence scenario

I require a series of uninstallable patches created using Patch Design with Installshield 2012. The first two patches work fine when uninstalling. However, the third patch, if and only if uninstalled when patch 1 and/or patch 2 have already been…
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The patch pack needs to be installed twice to overwrite the file?

I made a patch package with WIX, and the configuration is as follows:
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Add missing file with msp patch

I created an installer, deployed to our test environment and got an error due to a missing dll (it was not included in the wsx file). Is it possible to create a MSP patch to ship the missing dll or is it better to simply create a whole new…
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Why does WiX Torch giving me an error code 0279?

I have a problem when building .wix MST difference file. I get the following error: "The table definition of target database does not match the table definition updated database. A transform requires that the target database schema match the update…
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