Windows Installer package
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A Windows Installer package is a file format (typically .msi) that contains installation information, resources, and instructions used by Windows to install, update, or remove software applications.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Windows Installer database | 1 |
| Windows Installer package canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8022410 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Windows Installer package Context triple: [Windows Installer service, usesPackageFormat, Windows Installer package]
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A.
Windows Installer SDK
Windows Installer SDK is a set of tools, libraries, and documentation that enables developers to create, customize, and manage Windows Installer–based setup packages for Windows applications.
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B.
Windows Installer service
Windows Installer service is a Windows component that manages the installation, maintenance, and removal of software using a standardized, transactional package format (MSI).
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C.
Windows Setup
Windows Setup is the installation and configuration program used to deploy Microsoft Windows operating systems onto new or existing computers.
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D.
Deployment Imaging Servicing and Management
Deployment Imaging Servicing and Management (DISM) is a Windows command-line tool used to service and manage Windows images, including installation, uninstallation, configuration, and updating of system components.
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E.
Windows Update client
Windows Update client is a built-in Windows component that connects to Microsoft's update servers to automatically download and install operating system patches, security fixes, and feature updates.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Windows Installer package Target entity description: A Windows Installer package is a file format (typically .msi) that contains installation information, resources, and instructions used by Windows to install, update, or remove software applications.
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A.
Windows Installer SDK
Windows Installer SDK is a set of tools, libraries, and documentation that enables developers to create, customize, and manage Windows Installer–based setup packages for Windows applications.
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B.
Windows Installer service
Windows Installer service is a Windows component that manages the installation, maintenance, and removal of software using a standardized, transactional package format (MSI).
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C.
Windows Setup
Windows Setup is the installation and configuration program used to deploy Microsoft Windows operating systems onto new or existing computers.
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D.
Deployment Imaging Servicing and Management
Deployment Imaging Servicing and Management (DISM) is a Windows command-line tool used to service and manage Windows images, including installation, uninstallation, configuration, and updating of system components.
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E.
Windows Update client
Windows Update client is a built-in Windows component that connects to Microsoft's update servers to automatically download and install operating system patches, security fixes, and feature updates.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Windows component
ⓘ
software installation package format ⓘ |
| allows |
per-machine installation
ⓘ
per-user installation ⓘ silent installation ⓘ |
| basedOn | relational database structure ⓘ |
| canBeAuthoredWith |
Advanced Installer
ⓘ
InstallShield ⓘ Visual Studio Installer projects ⓘ WiX Toolset ⓘ |
| canBeDeployedVia |
Group Policy
ⓘ
System Center Configuration Manager ⓘ |
| category | software deployment technology ⓘ |
| contains |
installation information
ⓘ
installation instructions ⓘ installation resources ⓘ |
| developedBy | Microsoft ⓘ |
| executedBy | Windows Installer service ⓘ |
| fileExtension |
.msi
ⓘ
.msp ⓘ .mst ⓘ |
| firstShippedWith | Windows 2000 ⓘ |
| introducedIn |
Windows Installer 1.0
ⓘ
linked to:
Windows Installer service
|
| mimeType | application/x-msi ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
install software applications
ⓘ
remove software applications ⓘ update software applications ⓘ |
| relatedFormat |
Windows Installer patch file
ⓘ
Windows Installer transform file ⓘ |
| replacedByInSomeScenarios | MSIX package ⓘ |
| requires |
Windows Installer runtime
ⓘ
linked to:
Windows Installer service
|
| serviceName |
MSIEXEC
ⓘ
linked to:
Windows Installer service
|
| standardFileNameExtensionFor |
Windows Installer database
ⓘ
linked to:
Windows Installer package
|
| stores |
package code GUID
ⓘ
product code GUID ⓘ upgrade code GUID ⓘ |
| supports |
advertised shortcuts
ⓘ
command-line installation via msiexec.exe ⓘ custom actions ⓘ features and components model ⓘ repair of installed applications ⓘ rollback of failed installations ⓘ self-healing installations ⓘ versioning and upgrade rules ⓘ |
| supportsFeature |
patch packages
ⓘ
transform files ⓘ |
| supportsPlatform |
32-bit Windows
ⓘ
64-bit Windows ⓘ |
| usedByOperatingSystem |
Microsoft Windows
ⓘ
linked to:
Windows
|
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Windows Installer package Description of subject: A Windows Installer package is a file format (typically .msi) that contains installation information, resources, and instructions used by Windows to install, update, or remove software applications.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Windows Installer package