MichaelDev
Another .msi Tool! Helps you read installer log files
Micrsoft has a tool to help you wade through the tons of entries in a Windows Installer log file:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/msi/setup/wilogutl_exe.asp
Tool for converting msi to xml
Someone found this tool on SourceForge that looks quite helpful for working with our installer problems. I think we'll have to try it out:
http://msi2xml.sourceforge.net/
What are all those GUIDs used by Windows Installer
I found this good article on
InstallSite that talks about all the GUIDs used in Windows Installer. We're having such a fun (not) time trying to get some things working properly.
Here's the article:
http://www.installsite.org/pages/en/isnews/200012/index.htm
SQL Server connection string documentation
One of the guys on the team dug up this useful page. It documents the SQL Server connection string syntax:
http://authors.aspalliance.com/aspxtreme/sys/data/sqlclient/SqlConnectionClassConnectionString.aspx
Great site for Installer support
It seems I've found this site a few times while Googling for install information. They had just the information I needed today:
http://www.installsite.org/
Various notes on software development. Currently using C# and .Net. May also include comments on the overall software development process, etc.