Installation Package

An installation package contains all of the information that the Windows Installer requires to install or uninstall an application or product and to run the setup user interface. Each installation package includes an .msi file, containing an installation database, a summary information stream, and data streams for various parts of the installation. The .msi file can also contain one or more transforms, internal source files, and external source files or cabinet files required by the installation.

Application developers must author an installation to use the installer. Because the installer organizes installations around the concept of components and features, and stores all information about the installation in a relational database, the process of authoring an installation package broadly entails the following steps:

• Identify the features to be presented to users.
• Organize the application into components.
• Populate the installation database with information.
• Validate the installation package.

The next section discusses installer components and features. For more information, see Components and Features. The choice of features is commonly determined by the application’s functionality from the user’s perspective.

It is recommended that developers use a standard procedure for choosing components. For more information, see Organizing Applications into Components.

Package authors can use third-party package creation tools, or a table editor and the Windows Installer SDK, to populate the installation database. All installation packages need to be validated for internal consistency. For more information, see Package Validation.

Windows Installer

This documentation is intended for software developers who want to use Windows Installer to build installer packages for applications. If you’re looking for a redistributable for Windows Installer 4.5 and earlier, see this article. Note that there is no redistributable for Windows Installer 5.0. This version is included with the OS in Windows 7, Windows ServerВ 2008В R2, and later client and server releases (including Windows 10).

Microsoft Windows Installer is an installation and configuration service provided with Windows. The installer service enables customers to provide better corporate deployment and provides a standard format for component management. The installer also enables the advertisement of applications and features according to the operating system. For more information, see Platform Support of Advertisement.

This documentation describes Windows InstallerВ 5.0 and earlier versions. Not all the capabilities available in later Windows Installer versions are available in earlier versions. This documentation does not describe versions earlier than Windows InstallerВ 2.0. Installation packages and patches that are created for Windows InstallerВ 2.0 can still be installed by using Windows InstallerВ 3.0 and later.

Windows InstallerВ 3.0 and later, can install multiple patches with a single transaction that integrates installation progress, rollback, and reboots. The installer can apply patches in a specified order regardless of the order that the patches are provided to the system. Patching using Windows InstallerВ 3.0 only updates files affected by the patch and can be significantly faster than earlier installer versions. Patches installed with Windows Installer 3.0 or later can be uninstalled in any order to leave the state of the product the same as if the patch was never installed. Accounts with administrator privileges can use the API of Windows InstallerВ 3.0 and later to query and inventory product, feature, component, and patch information. The installer can be used to read, edit, and replace source lists for network, URL, and media sources. Administrators can enumerate across user and install contexts, and manage source lists from an external process.

Windows Installer 4.5 and later can install multiple installation packages using transaction processing. If all the packages in the transaction cannot be installed successfully, or if the user cancels the installation, the Windows Installer can roll back changes and restore the computer to its original state. The installer ensures that all the packages belonging to a multiple-package transaction are installed or none of the packages are installed.

Beginning with Windows Installer 5.0, a package can be authored to secure new accounts, Windows Services, files, folders, and registry keys. The package can specify a security descriptor that denies permissions, specifies inheritance of permissions from a parent resource, or specifies the permissions of a new account. For information, see Securing Resources. The Windows Installer 5.0 service can enumerate all components installed on the computer and obtain the key path for the component. For more information, see Enumerating Components. By Using Services Configuration, Windows Installer 5.0 packages can customize the services on a computer. Setup developers can use Windows Installer 5.0 and Single Package Authoring to develop single installation packages capable of installing an application in either the per-machine or per-user installation context.

Where applicable

Windows Installer enables the efficient installation and configuration of your products and applications running on Windows. The installer provides new capabilities to advertise features without installing them, to install products on demand, and to add user customizations.

Windows Installer 5.0 running on Windows ServerВ 2012 or WindowsВ 8 supports the installation of approved apps on WindowsВ RT. A Windows Installer package, patch, or transform that has not been signed by Microsoft cannot be installed on WindowsВ RT. The Template Summary property indicates the platform that is compatible with an installation database and in this case should include the value for WindowsВ RT.

Windows Installer is intended for the development of desktop style applications.

Developer audience

This documentation is intended for software developers who want to make applications that use Windows Installer. It provides general background information about installation packages and the installer service. It contains complete descriptions of the application programming interface and elements of the installer database. This documentation also contains supplemental information for developers who want to use a table editor or a package creation tool to make or maintain an installation.

Run-time requirements

Windows InstallerВ 5.0 is included with, Windows 7, Windows ServerВ 2008В R2, and later releases. There is no redistributable for Windows Installer 5.0.

Versions earlier than Windows Installer 5.0 were released with Windows ServerВ 2008, WindowsВ Vista, Windows ServerВ 2003, WindowsВ XP, and WindowsВ 2000. Windows Installer Redistributables are available for Windows Installer 4.5 and some earlier versions.

Windows InstallerВ 4.5 requires Windows ServerВ 2008, WindowsВ Vista, WindowsВ XP with Service PackВ 2 (SP2) and later, and Windows ServerВ 2003 with Service PackВ 1 (SP1) and later.

Windows InstallerВ 4.0 requires WindowsВ Vista or Windows ServerВ 2008. There is no redistributable for installing Windows InstallerВ 4.0 on other operating systems. An updated version of Windows InstallerВ 4.0, which does not add any new features, is available in WindowsВ Vista with Service PackВ 1 (SP1) and Windows ServerВ 2008.

Windows InstallerВ 3.1 requires Windows ServerВ 2003, WindowsВ XP, or WindowsВ 2000 with Service PackВ 3 (SP3).

Windows InstallerВ 3.0 requires Windows ServerВ 2003, WindowsВ XP, or WindowsВ 2000 with SP3. Windows InstallerВ 3.0 is included in WindowsВ XP with Service PackВ 2 (SP2). It is available as a redistributable for WindowsВ 2000 Server with Service PackВ 3 (SP3) and WindowsВ 2000 Server with Service PackВ 4 (SP4), WindowsВ XP RTM and WindowsВ XP with Service PackВ 1 (SP1), and Windows ServerВ 2003 RTM.

Windows InstallerВ 2.0 is contained in Windows ServerВ 2003 and WindowsВ XP.

Windows InstallerВ 2.0 is available as a package for installing or upgrading to Windows InstallerВ 2.0 on WindowsВ 2000. This package should not be used to install or upgrade Windows InstallerВ 2.0 on Windows ServerВ 2003 and WindowsВ XP.

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Как установить Windows 10?

Ниже представлены инструкции по установке на компьютер операционной системы Windows 10.

Перед тем, как приступать к этой процедуре, убедитесь, что у вас есть:

USB-накопитель емкостью не менее 8 ГБ.

Компьютер со стабильным интернет-подключением.

Создание установочного USB-накопителя

Вставьте накопитель в USB-разъем компьютера.

Нажмите на кнопку [Download tool now] (Скачать средство сейчас).

Нажмите на кнопку Run (Запустить).

Нажмите на кнопку Accept (Принимаю).

Выберите пункт [Create installation media(USB flash drive,DVD,or ISO file) for another PC] (Создать установочный носитель (USB-устройство флэш-памяти, DVD-диск или ISO-файл) для другого компьютера). Затем щелкните по кнопке Next (Далее).

Щелкните Next (Далее).

Выберите пункт [USB flash drive] (USB-устройство флэш-памяти) и щелкните по кнопке Next (Далее).

Щелкните Next (Далее).

Дождитесь завершения процедуры, затем щелкните по кнопке Finish (Готово).

Перезагрузите компьютер.

Настройка BIOS

Во время загрузки компьютера нажимайте клавишу Delete, чтобы зайти в интерфейс BIOS.

Выберите пункт меню [Settings]> [Advanced]> [Integrated Peripherals] («Параметры» -> «Расширенные» -> «Встроенные контроллеры») и укажите «AHCI» в качестве режима SATA ([SATA Mode]).

Выберите пункт меню [Settings]> [Advanced]> [Windows OS Configuration] («Параметры» -> «Расширенные» -> «Конфигурация Windows») и укажите «UEFI» как значение параметра [Windows 10 WHQL support] («Поддержка Windows 10 WHQL»). Нажмите клавишу F12, сохраните изменения и выйдите из интерфейса BIOS.

Перезагрузите компьютер.

Установка Windows 10

Во время загрузки компьютера нажимайте клавишу F11, чтобы открыть меню выбора загрузочного устройства. Выберите «UEFI: USB-накопитель».

Примечание: В данном меню будут показаны все установленные в системе загрузочные накопители.

Когда откроется среда установки Windows, щелкните по кнопке Next (Далее).

Щелкните по кнопке [Install Now] (Установить).

Если у вас имеется ключ продукта для Windows, введите его и щелкните по кнопке Next (Далее). В противном случае выберите [I don’t have a product key] (У меня нет ключа продукта).

Выберите версию операционной системы, которую хотите установить, и щелкните по кнопке Next (Далее).

Примите условия лицензионного соглашения и щелкните по кнопке Next (Далее).

Выберите опцию [Custom: Install Windows only (advanced)] (Установить только Windows).

Примечание: Все файлы на диске будут стерты, поэтому заранее сохраните копии нужных файлов на другом накопителе.

Выберите раздел диска, на который хотите установить операционную систему и щелкните по кнопке Next (Далее).

После завершения установки компьютер будет автоматически перезапущен, после чего откроется среда первоначальной настройки Windows.

Первоначальная настройка Windows

Укажите свой регион и щелкните по кнопке Yes (Да), чтобы продолжить.

Выберите раскладку клавиатуры и щелкните по кнопке Yes (Да), чтобы продолжить.

Добавьте вторую раскладку или щелкните по кнопке Skip (Пропустить).

Подключитесь к имеющейся проводной или беспроводной сети или выберите пункт [I don’t have Internet] (У меня нет доступа в интернет).

Задайте имя пользователя и щелкните по кнопке Next (Далее).

Укажите пароль для своей учетной записи. Если пароль не нужен, щелкните по кнопке Next (Далее).

Следующие настройки задаются в соответствии с личными предпочтениями.

Следующие настройки задаются в соответствии с личными предпочтениями.

Подождите пока закончится применение настроек. После этого загрузится Рабочий стол Windows, и это значит, что операционная система была установлена успешно!