We are pleased to announce the release of Windows Installer v3.0 (MSI3.0) RC2. This is the final beta release for MSI3.0.

MSI3.0 RC2 Release Notes
  • Windows XP/SP2-RC2 release natively supports Windows Installer v3.0 / RC2.
  • Windows Installer v3.0 / RC2 is the final beta milestone release before MSI3.0 will be publicly released.
  • MSI3.0 / RC2 release fixes known application compatibility and refines implemenation of new MSI3.0 features.

    The MSI 3.0 RC2 release is supported on the following English, German and Japanese language platforms - Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 or higher, Windows XP, Windows XP Service Pack1 and Windows Server 2003. MSI 3.0 RC1 is not supported on Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Millennium, Windows NT or any 64-bit platform.

    Thank you for participating in this beta program. We look forward to your valuable feedback.

    Windows Installer Group

    News source: Beta Place

    Note: The redist package will not install on WinXP/SP2. WinXP/SP2 has native support for MSI3.0.


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    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #1 Posted by Tantawi on 17 Jul 2004 - 08:05
    Cool
    (1 reply) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #2 Posted by Milliamp on 17 Jul 2004 - 08:17
    I wish installing .msi packages could be more like googling for RPM dependencies and breaking my other applications with library upgrades. I seriously need to gather up the money I need for another copy of windows because using Linux is killing me. I hate Linux, ****ing second class amature effort.
    Quote this comment #2.1 Posted by WindowsNT on 17 Jul 2004 - 08:27
    i agree with your there, i so wish MSI pagkages were a standard so softwere deployment can be made eisier
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #3 Posted by beniza on 17 Jul 2004 - 08:30
    this means its the last beta

    real 1 is next 1
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #4 Posted by configure on 17 Jul 2004 - 09:11
    Thanks vortex (too) for this - http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=191355
    (1 reply) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #5 Posted by Spitfire_x86 on 17 Jul 2004 - 09:43
    Do we need Windows Installer when there's easy to learn and powerful installation program creator like Inno Setup?
    Quote this comment #5.1 Posted by beardly on 17 Jul 2004 - 16:53
    MSIs make installation for the common user so much easier.
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #6 Posted by anakinsolois on 17 Jul 2004 - 09:57
    What are the changes in v3.0 anyway?
    (2 replies) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #7 Posted by nezermundy on 17 Jul 2004 - 11:03
    I had to many problems with 3.0, like MSN Messenger 6.2 would not install
    Quote this comment #7.1 Posted by outofcoffee on 17 Jul 2004 - 12:18
    because it's a beta.
    how likely is it that M$ would leave something like MSN uninstallable? (that's rhetorical btw : )
    Quote this comment #7.2 Posted by bostonfanx on 18 Jul 2004 - 18:22
    Had the exact same problem. Hopefully that will not be an issue in this release.
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #8 Posted by DJ Prem on 17 Jul 2004 - 11:12
    submitted this news but never got credited
    (1 reply) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #9 Posted by nexx on 17 Jul 2004 - 11:45
    What happened to the good old days when programs came complety self contained in .zip
    Quote this comment #9.1 Posted by bostonfanx on 18 Jul 2004 - 18:23
    LOL i remember those days....
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