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Thursday, 28 June 2012

Application Packaging Interview Questions - Basic Level Part II

Following are few questions at Basic Level Part II


Transforms

  • What is a Transform?
  • Why is it required to create MST?
  • How to merge the content of MST into MSI?
  • Can you install transform alone?
  • Command to install MSI and MST?
  • Types of Transforms?
  • What is embedded transform?
  • What is secured transform?
  • What is unsecured transform?

Upgrades

  • What is upgrade?
  • Different Types of Upgrades?
  • Minimum requirements for Major Upgrade?
  • Importance of UpgradeCode in MajorUpgrades?
  • Standard actions associated with Major Upgrade?
  • What is Action Property?
  • How to set Upgrade entry such that any older verison application has to be removed if it shares same UpgradeCode?
  • Where are Upgrade entries stored in MSI Tables?
  • What is the significance of RemoveExistingProducts?
  • What is the Ideal location of RemoveExistingProducts?
  • What is a Minor Upgrade?
  • What is a Patch?
  • For what purpose patches are created?
  • FileExtension of Patch?
  • Minimum requirements for Patch?
  • How to create Patches using WisePackageStudio or Installshield?
  • Can we delete files of app using Patches natively?
  • Can we see entry in ARP for Patches? How?
  • Can we Remove/Uninstall Patches alone?
  • Is there a option to remove pathces?
  • If MSI repair is trigerred after installing Patches, then will repair restore Original MSI files OR new Patch files?
  • Can you create Patches for VendorMSIs? What are the effects if you crate MSPs for VendorMSIs?


SystemSearch and LaunchConditions

  • What is SystemSearch?
  • Process of creating entry in SystemSearch to search for a file, registry?
  • What the MSI tables associated with SystemSearch?
  • What is a LaunchCondition and what is its usage?
  • What is the MSI Table associated with LaunchConditions?
  • What is the standard action associated with SystemSearch?
  • What is the standard action associated with Launch Conditions?
  • What is AppSearch?
  • What is the difference between SystemSearch and AppSearch?
  • What is the order of AppSearch and LaunchCondition standard actions?

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