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# 35. MS Windows Specific Services

This chapter describes modules that are only available on MS Windows platforms.

- 35.1. `msilib` — Read and write Microsoft Installer files
  - 35.1.1. Database Objects
  - 35.1.2. View Objects
  - 35.1.3. Summary Information Objects
  - 35.1.4. Record Objects
  - 35.1.5. Errors
  - 35.1.6. CAB Objects
  - 35.1.7. Directory Objects
  - 35.1.8. Features
  - 35.1.9. GUI classes
  - 35.1.10. Precomputed tables
- 35.2. `msvcrt` — Useful routines from the MS VC++ runtime
  - 35.2.1. File Operations
  - 35.2.2. Console I/O
  - 35.2.3. Other Functions
- 35.3. `_winreg` — Windows registry access
  - 35.3.1. Constants
    - 35.3.1.1. HKEY_* Constants
    - 35.3.1.2. Access Rights
      - 35.3.1.2.1. 64-bit Specific
    - 35.3.1.3. Value Types
  - 35.3.2. Registry Handle Objects
- 35.4. `winsound` — Sound-playing interface for Windows