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The following table identifies the Windows Installer database tables.
| Table | Description |
|---|---|
| ActionText | Lists text in a progress dialog box or action log. |
| AdminExecuteSequence | Lists ADMIN actions in sequence. |
| AdminUISequence | Lists UI ADMIN actions in sequence. |
| AdvtExecuteSequence | Lists ADVERTISE actions in sequence. |
| AdvtUISequence | The Windows Installer does not use this table. The AdvtUISequence table should not exist in the installation database or it should be left empty. |
| AppId | Specifies that the installer configure and register DCOM servers |
| AppSearch | Lists properties used to search by file signature. |
| BBControl | Lists controls displayed on each billboard. |
| Billboard | Lists billboards displayed in full UI. |
| Binary | Holds binary data for bitmaps and icons. |
| BindImage | Lists executables bound to the DLLs. |
| CCPSearch | Lists file signatures for the Compliance Checking Program. |
| CheckBox | Lists the values for the check boxes. |
| Class | Lists COM server information for product advertisement. |
| ComboBox | Lists the values for each combo box. |
| CompLocator | Find file or directory by installer configuration data. |
| Complus | Contains information needed to install COM+ applications. |
| Component | Lists installation components. |
| Condition | Modifies feature selection states conditionally. |
| Control | Lists the controls on each dialog box. |
| ControlCondition | Lists actions applied to controls based on a property. |
| ControlEvent | Specifies the actions of controls in dialog boxes. |
| CreateFolder | Lists folders that must be created for a component. |
| CustomAction | Integrates custom actions into the installation. |
| Dialog | Lists dialog boxes in the user interface. |
| Directory | Directory layout for the application. |
| DrLocator | Lists file searches using the directory tree. |
| DuplicateFile | Lists files to be duplicated. |
| Environment | Lists the environment variables. |
| Error | Lists error message formatting templates. |
| EventMapping | Lists the events subscribed to by controls. |
| Extension | Lists file name extension server information. |
| Feature | Defines the logical tree structure of features. |
| FeatureComponents | Defines features and component relationships. |
| File | Complete list of source files with their attributes. |
| FileSFPCatalog | Associates specified files with the catalog files. |
| Font | Registry information for font files. |
| Icon | Contains the icon files. |
| IniFile | Information needed to set in an .ini file. |
| IniLocator | Searches for file or directory using an .ini file. |
| InstallExecuteSequence | Lists INSTALL actions in sequence. |
| InstallUISequence | Lists UI INSTALL actions in sequence. |
| IsolatedComponent | Lists Isolated Components. |
| LaunchCondition | Lists conditions for the installation to begin. |
| ListBox | Lists the values for all list boxes. |
| ListView | Lists the values for all listviews. |
| LockPermissions | Defines locked-down portions of the application. |
| Media | Lists source media disks for the installation. |
| MIME | Lists MIME content type, file name extension, or CLSID. |
| MoveFile | Lists files to be moved or copied. |
| MsiAssembly | Specifies Windows Installer settings for Microsoft .NET Framework assemblies and Win32 assemblies. |
| MsiAssemblyName | Specifies the schema for the elements of a strong assembly cache name for a .NET Framework or Win32 assembly. |
| MsiDigitalCertificate | Stores certificates in binary stream format and associates each certificate with a primary key. |
| MsiDigitalSignature | Contains the signature information for every digitally-signed object in the installation database. |
| MsiEmbeddedChainer | Each row in this table references a different user-defined function that can be used to install multiple Windows Installer packages from a single package. Windows Installer 4.0 and earlier: Not supported. |
| MsiEmbeddedUI | Defines a user interface embedded in the Windows Installer package. Windows Installer 4.0 and earlier: Not supported. |
| MsiFileHash | Stores a 128-bit hash of source files provided by the Windows Installer package. |
| MsiLockPermissionsEx Table | Secures services, files, registry keys, and created folders. Windows Installer 4.5 and earlier: Not supported. |
| MsiPackageCertificate | Lists digital signature certificates being used to verify the identity of installation packages that make this Multiple-Package Installation. Available beginning with Windows Installer 4.5. |
| MsiPatchCertificate | Contains the information needed to enable User Account Control (UAC) Patching. Available beginning with Windows Installer 3.0. |
| MsiPatchHeaders | Holds the binary patch header streams used for patch validation. |
| MsiPatchMetadata | Holds information about a Windows Installer patch required to remove the patch and used by Add/Remove Programs. Available beginning with Windows Installer 3.0. |
| MsiPatchOldAssemblyName | Specifies the old name for an assembly. |
| MsiPatchOldAssemblyFile | Relates a file in the File Table to an assembly name. |
| MsiPatchSequence | Contains the information required to determine the sequence of application of a small update patch relative to all other patches. Available beginning with Windows Installer 3.0. |
| MsiServiceConfig | Configures a service that is installed or being installed by the current package. Windows Installer 4.5 and earlier: Not supported. |
| MsiServiceConfigFailureActions | Lists operations to be run after a service fails. The operations specified in this table run the next time the system is started. Windows Installer 4.5 and earlier: Not supported. |
| MsiSFCBypass | Lists files that should bypass Windows File Protection on Windows Me. |
| ODBCAttribute | Lists attributes of ODBC drivers and translators. |
| ODBCDataSource | Lists data sources belonging to the installation. |
| ODBCDriver | Lists ODBC drivers belonging to the installation. |
| ODBCSourceAttribute | Lists the attributes of data sources. |
| ODBCTranslator | Lists ODBC translators of the installation. |
| Patch | Lists files that are to receive a particular patch. |
| PatchPackage | Lists all patch packages applied to this product. |
| ProgId | Lists information for program IDs. |
| Property | Lists property names and values for all properties. |
| PublishComponent | Lists information used for component publishing. |
| RadioButton | Lists buttons for all the radio button groups. |
| Registry | Lists registry information for the application. |
| RegLocator | Searches for file or directory using the registry. |
| RemoveFile | Lists files to be removed by RemoveFiles action. |
| RemoveIniFile | Lists information needed to delete from an .ini file. |
| RemoveRegistry | Lists information needed to delete from system registry. |
| ReserveCost | Reserves disk space in any directory conditionally. |
| SelfReg | Lists information about self-registered modules. |
| ServiceControl | Controls installed or uninstalled services. |
| ServiceInstall | Lists information used to install a service. |
| SFPCatalog | Lists SFP catalogs. |
| Shortcut | Lists information needed to create shortcuts. |
| Signature | Lists the unique file signatures that identify files. |
| TextStyle | Lists text styles used in the text controls. |
| TypeLib | Lists registry information for type libraries. |
| UIText | Lists localized versions of some strings used in the user interface. |
| Verb | Lists command-verb information for file name extensions. |
| _Validation | Lists column names and values for all tables. |
| _Columns | Read-only column catalog. |
| _Streams | Lists embedded OLE data streams. |
| _Storages | Lists embedded OLE sub-storages. |
| _Tables | Read-only system table listing all the tables. |
| _TransformView Table | A read-only temporary table used to view transforms. |
| Upgrade | Lists information used in an upgrade of an application. |