User Guide

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The MSI Script Window
The MSI Script Window
To access MSI Script, click the MSI Script tab at the bottom of the main application
window.
! Installation Mode
Installation modes represent the different ways an installation can be run. Choose
whether to work on a normal installation, an advertisement installation, or an
administrative installation. See About Installation Modes on page 488.
! Actions
You can select from standard actions, which are built-in Windows Installer functions,
or custom actions, which you configure yourself. To learn about an action, double-
click it and press F1.
! Restricted Areas
If you select an action that has restrictions on its placement, the restricted area is
shaded.
! Sequences
Below the sequence area are tabs that let you switch between sequences. Each
installation mode is comprised of sequences, which, in the Windows Installer
database, correspond to sequence tables.
Installation
Mode
Actions
Sequences
Restricted
Areas