The HPCA Administrator CSDB Editor has a Feature Set Editor, with a wizard type interface, that guides you through the selection and configuration of the features of a Windows Installer-enabled software package managed by HPCA. This enables you to use the features of Windows Installer while taking advantage of the packaging and deployment technologies of HPCA.
With the release of Microsoft Office 2000, Microsoft introduced a new technology, Microsoft Windows Installer, for installing and maintaining software products on the Windows platform. HPCA products can install and manage Windows Installer-enabled applications as follows:
The HPCA Administrator Publisher has basic and advanced methods of publishing and configuring Windows Installer-enabled applications.
Note: For information regarding the publishing of Windows Installer-enabled applications, see the HP Client Automation Enterprise Administrator User Guide.
The CSDB enables HP products to store Windows Installer feature sets.
HPCA provides policy administration and state data gathering.
HPCA provides the ability to control the customization of MSI packages without the need to create Windows Installer Transform (MST) files.
HPCA provides the ability to discover and manage previously installed Windows Installer-enabled applications that were not deployed using HPCA.