Windows Installer Development Tools
The following tools are only available in the Windows SDK Components for Windows Installer Developers.
| Utility | Description |
|---|---|
| Instmsi.exe | Redistributable package for installing the Windows Installer on Windows operating systems earlier than Windows Me. |
| Msicert.exe | Populates the MsiDigitalSignature table and MsiDigitalCertificate table with the digital signature information belonging to external cabinet files in the Media table. |
| Msidb.exe | Imports and exports database tables and streams, merges databases, and applies transforms. |
| Msifiler.exe | Populates the File table with file versions, languages, and sizes based upon a source directory. It can also update the MsiFileHash table with file hashes. |
| Msiinfo.exe | Edits or displays summary information stream. |
| Msimerg.exe | Merges one database into another. |
| Msimsp.exe | Patch creation tool. The recommended method for generating a patch package is to use a patch creation tool such as Msimsp.exe with PATCHWIZ.DLL. |
| Msistuff.exe | Displays or configures the resources in the Setup.exe bootstrap executable. |
| Msitool.mak | Makefile that can be used to make tools and custom actions. |
| Msitran.exe | Generates a transform or applies a transform file to a database. |
| Msival2.exe | Runs one or a suite of Internal Consistency Evaluators - ICEs. |
| Msizap.exe | Removes Windows Installer information for a product or all products installed on a machine. |
| Orca.exe | Database editor. Creates and edits .msi files and merge modules. |
| PATCHWIZ.DLL | Generates a Windows Installer patch package from a patch creation properties file (.pcp file). The recommended method for generating a patch package is to use a patch creation tool such as Msimsp.exe with PATCHWIZ.DLL. |
| Wilogutl.exe | Assists the analysis of log files from a Windows Installer installation and displays suggested solutions to errors. |