Windows Installer Development Tools

The following tools are only available in the Windows SDK Components for Windows Installer Developers.

Utility	Description
Instmsi.exe	Redistributable package for installing the Windows Installer on Windows operating systems earlier than Windows Me.
Msicert.exe	Populates the MsiDigitalSignature table and MsiDigitalCertificate table with the digital signature information belonging to external cabinet files in the Media table.
Msidb.exe	Imports and exports database tables and streams, merges databases, and applies transforms.
Msifiler.exe	Populates the File table with file versions, languages, and sizes based upon a source directory. It can also update the MsiFileHash table with file hashes.
Msiinfo.exe	Edits or displays summary information stream.
Msimerg.exe	Merges one database into another.
Msimsp.exe	Patch creation tool. The recommended method for generating a patch package is to use a patch creation tool such as Msimsp.exe with PATCHWIZ.DLL.
Msistuff.exe	Displays or configures the resources in the Setup.exe bootstrap executable.
Msitool.mak	Makefile that can be used to make tools and custom actions.
Msitran.exe	Generates a transform or applies a transform file to a database.
Msival2.exe	Runs one or a suite of Internal Consistency Evaluators - ICEs.
Msizap.exe	Removes Windows Installer information for a product or all products installed on a machine.
Orca.exe	Database editor. Creates and edits .msi files and merge modules.
PATCHWIZ.DLL	Generates a Windows Installer patch package from a patch creation properties file (.pcp file). The recommended method for generating a patch package is to use a patch creation tool such as Msimsp.exe with PATCHWIZ.DLL.
Wilogutl.exe	Assists the analysis of log files from a Windows Installer installation and displays suggested solutions to errors.