Useful Websites for Setup Authoring

As a follow up to my post "Some Free MSI Tools" I thought that I would list some websites that provide useful information or help for Setup Development. This will most likely be a post that gets updated from time to time.

General useful Microsoft links:

• Microsoft DLL Database*

Windows SDK's and Windows Installer

• Windows SDK for Windows 7 and .NET Framework 3.5 SP1: BETA
• Windows SDK for Windows Server 2008 and .Net 3.5
• Windows Software Development Kit Update for Windows Vista
• Windows® Server 2003 SP1 Platform SDK Web Install
• Windows Installer 4.5 SDK
• Windows Installer 4.5 Redistributable
• Windows Installer 3.1 Redistributable (v2)
• Windows Installer 3.0 Redistributable
• Windows Installer 2.0 Redistributable for Windows 95, 98, and Me
• Windows Installer 2.0 Redistributable Windows 2000 and Windows NT 4.0
• Windows Installer 1.1 Redistributable for Windows 95 and 98

Blogs and information sites:

• Windows Installer Team Blog
• Microsoft Windows SDK Blog
• AppDeploy.com
• DesktopEngineer.com
• InstallSite
• RobMensching.com
• Joy of Setup
• Microsoft Installer: MSI

* Update 12/20/2011: The DLL Help application was retired on February 8, 2010 and is no longer accessible.