Microsoft® Windows Installer

Personal Communications utilizes the Windows Installer service. However, in Windows® 98 and Windows NT® 4.0, the Windows Installer service must be installed before installing Personal Communications. When the Personal Communications installation image is first run, it examines the target system and, if necessary, automatically installs the proper version of the Windows Installer service.

Setup.exe is the bootstrap loader that calls the Windows Installer service (msiexec.exe) and launches the installation dialogs. For a detailed description of the Microsoft® Windows Installer service, refer to the Windows Installer SDK available online at http://www.msdn.microsoft.com. For more information on setup.exe, see IPWI Command line parameters.

Note:
The following should be taken into account when installing Personal Communications:
  • In some cases, installation of Windows Installer triggers a reboot of the system. If you are required to reboot, upon subsequent startup you are taken immediately back to Windows Installer to continue installation of Personal Communications.
  • After Windows Installer has been successfully installed, if the installation of Personal Communications fails or is cancelled by the user, Windows Installer rolls back all partially installed Personal Communications files and returns the system to its original state.
    Note:
    Start menu icons from previous versions of Personal Communications are not rolled back if installation fails. If this occurs, Personal Communications start menu icons will no longer be available.
  • You must be a member of the Administrator's group to perform these installations on Windows NT®, 2000, or XP.
  • Before you begin installation, make sure all other applications are stopped. If you are reinstalling Personal Communications or are upgrading Personal Communications, make sure that Personal Communications is not running before you start setup.