Another installer that many Windows developers use is the open-source Windows Installer XML , available on SourceForge. One developer said his solution is to develop in Visual Studio 2012 and keep a ...

Wise for Windows Installer 6.0 is a development solution for creating setup kits that use Microsoft's installation (MSI) technology. It supports a wide range of targets, including traditional Windows ...

But, there are no built-in tools in Visual Studio to look into the MSI contents. Even if you make a small change in MSI, it requires rebuilding the entire Setup Project.