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Chapter 24
Windows Installer and .NET Technologies
Wise products integrate closely with Microsoft Windows technologies. The installations
you create are in Microsoft Windows Installer format and are run on the destination
computer by the Windows Installer engine.
Wise for Windows Installer is an authoring environment for Microsoft’s Windows Installer
service. It also supports Microsoft’s .NET Framework. Although a comprehensive
discussion of Windows Installer and .NET is not possible here, it is important that you
understand some basic concepts about Windows Installer and .NET, and how Wise for
Windows Installer supports them.
Topics include:
! About Microsoft Windows Installer.
! About Microsoft .NET Technology.