InstallShield 2012 Spring Express Edition User Guide

Chapter 17: Updating Applications
Determining the Best Upgrade Solution
table serves as a guide to help you determine which type of upgrade best suits your needs. If any one of
the requirements for your upgrade is not appropriate for a QuickPatch, you should create a fullinstallation
upgrade.
Table 17-2: Full-Installation Upgrade vs. QuickPatch
Requirement for the
Upgrade or QuickPatch
Ability to apply many
cumulative updates that
upgrade a base package
Change the name of the
.msi package
Enable end users to
install earlier versions
and the latest version on
the same machine
Create a Full-
Installation
Upgrade?
Create a
QuickPatch? Note
Yes Yes, if you are using
QuickPatch
streamlining
If you are not using QuickPatch
streamlining, you cannot patch more
than 15 times. For more details, see
Specifying Whether to Streamline the
QuickPatch Package.
Yes No The default file name is taken from the
Product Name property, provided the
.msi file is not compressed in a
Setup.exe installation launcher.
Yes No
Add a new subfeature Yes No
Add, modify, or remove a
file
Add, modify, or delete
registry data
Add, modify, or delete a
shortcut
Add, modify, or delete
custom actions
Update a mobile device
application
Add or remove a
redistributable
Add, modify, or remove
ODBC resources
Yes Yes
Yes Yes All new registry data being added with
a QuickPatch must be associated with
a feature that already exists in the
original product.
Yes No
Yes Can only delete
custom actions that
were included in the
original base
installation.
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
Edit an .ini file Yes No
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