InstallShield 2012 Spring Express Edition User Guide

Redistributable Files
The DirectX objects install all DirectX 9.0c core and optional components.
Including the DirectX Object in Projects
Chapter 8: Organizing Files for Your Installation
Including Redistributables in Your Installation
When you add the DirectX object to an Express project, InstallShield launches the DirectX Object
Wizard.
You can use the DirectX object in compressed or uncompressed installations; the DirectX Object Wizard
lets you specify whether the DirectX files should be in a folder in the Disk1 folder, or they should be
streamed into the .msi file:
• If you specify that the files should be in a folder in the Disk1 folder, InstallShield creates a DirectX
folder for your installation at build time and places it in the Disk1 folder of your release.
InstallShield lists the DirectX folder in the Disk1 area of the Setup Files view.
• If you specify that the files should not be in the Disk1 folder, InstallShield embeds the files in your
installation’s .msi file.
Note: The custom action that launches the DirectX installation is sequenced in the Execute sequence and run in deferred
system context so that it can be run with elevated privileges on Windows Vista and later systems.
Updating the DirectX Object Files for Express Projects
If you obtain updates for any of the DirectX files and you want to include them in your DirectX object,
place them in the appropriate InstallShield Program Files subfolder with the other DirectX files. The
location is:
InstallShield Program Files Folder\Objects\DirectX9c\Redist
You can also remove files from that folder if your product does not require them and you do not need to
include them in your installation. For more information about the DirectX redistributable files,
including details about any updates that Microsoft may have released since the current version of
InstallShield was released, see the latest DirectX SDK or Microsoft’s Web site (http://
msdn.microsoft.com/directx).
At build time, InstallShield uses whatever redistributable files are in that DirectX folder to build your
release.
Access 97 and Access 2000/2002/2003 Objects Overview
Unlike most of the redistributables included with InstallShield, the Access 97 and Access 2000/2002/
2003 objects require a small amount of customization in order to configure your Access application on
the target machine. This is accomplished through the Access 97 Object Wizard and Access 2000/2002/
2003 Object Wizard.
When you select the check box for one of these objects in the Redistributables view, the appropriate
wizard automatically launches. By following the directions in the wizard panels, you can successfully add
the appropriate support for your Access application.
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