What happened to Windows Installer 4.1?

January 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment

For a time, there was a release named Windows Installer 4.1 on the MSDN topic Released Versions of Windows Installer that was associated with Windows Vista SP1 and Windows Server 2008.  When this reference to 4.1 was removed, it naturally lead to the question: what happened to Windows Installer 4.1?

Answer =

When the UAC tweaks were internally rejected for Vista SP1, the justification for 4.1 faded as there were no new features in the Windows Installer in Vista SP1.

So, instead development for Windows Installer 4.5, which is due for release 2008 Q2

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Uninstall Nero On Windows Vista

January 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Many users report Nero-related problems when they upgrade their operating system from Windows XP to Windows Vista.

This usually happens because not all versions of Nero, are compatible with Windows Vista. (Only Version NERO 8 and above).

If you are unable to remove the software using Add or Remove Programs, then try removing Nero with the Nero Uninstall Tool.

You can find one for Nero Versions 5,6,7, and 8

http://www.nero.com/eng/downloads-cleantools.html

…it is also very useful if yuo have tried to remove Nero and some files were left behind using another unistall process.

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