Application Packaging - Interview Questions - 2

1. What is the use of Active Setup?  Is it part of MSI or Operating System?


2. What is the custom action which checks for the free space on the disk during MSI installation?


3. What is Windows File Protection  ? Where are Windows Protected files stored on the machine ?


4. What is file versionining ?  If a macine has DLL of version 2.0 and your application has same DLL with version 3.0, what happens to the file during installation ?

A)     Replaced        B) Nothing happens      c) OverWritten   D) both files will be present after Installlation

1. What is the best way to upgrade the Window Protected Files ?


2. How do you install 2 MSI’s.  After installation of 1^st MSI the machine has to reboot and upon start of the machine 2^nd MSI installation has to be trigerred. Once installation of 2^nd MSI is completed the User has to notified with a Message that 2 MSIs Installation has been completed. How do you perform the Task? ( If 1^st MSI installation has failed then 2^nd MSI installation shouldn’t happen)


3. Can you create File System Services using MSI


4. Have you ever  created a Driver Package ? How do you manually register the Drivers ? What do you check for successful driver installation ?


5. What are Hosts, Lmhosts files ? Do you include them in the package?  How do you update these files if required by the application ?


6. What are .ORA files ? What does they contain ?


7. How do you extract Binary Information from MSI?


8. What is the use of Merge Module? Have you ever created a Merge Module ? In what scenario merge modules needs to be created ? What the points to be kept in mind during Merge Module creation ?


9. How do you create a Response File?  Where the response file will be created ?


10. How do you apply permissions ? What method do you follow ? Do you have idea on using CACLS, SUBINACLS, Security Templates(SecEdit), RegDacls…… etc