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Administrator's Introduction to Application Repackaging and Software Deployment using Windows Installer

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This is a complete waste of money. It's poorly structured and written. I don't question that he knows his stuff, but he does a terrible job of getting it across. So badly that the information in it is useless.
Don't waste your money.
As an alternative, I highly recommend buying the courseware books from InstallShield. They're about $250, but far far far more useful.

Any book from InstallShield will target, market and promote the use of InstallShield's packaging tools. I've found the range of books from InstallShield to only contain approximately 30% of useful material for those not contemplating using InstallShield's development tools.

The only book which had a generic focus on Windows Installer has been Mike Gunderloy's book. I say "had" because it is no longer in print.

If you are not planning to commit your investment in Installshield's products, I would not recommend any book from InstallShield Corporation given cost and the overall content which will be applicable to your MSI development efforts.

This book is a Windows Installer/AdminStudio Bible. I was new to AdminStudio but this book greatly shortened the learning curve. Any one responsible for the cradle-to-grave management of software will find this purchase to be money well spent. This will be useful to Sys Admins (like myself) who are responsible for software packaging and deployments as well as software developers who author Windows Installer packages.