InstallShield 2012 Express Edition User Guide - Knowledge Base ...

Chapter 17: Updating Applications
Working with Upgrades and QuickPatch Projects
Modifying and Removing Installed Files with a QuickPatch
Project: This information applies to QuickPatch projects.
Task To modify or remove an installed file with your QuickPatch:
1. In the View List under Define Patch Settings, click Files.
2. Right-click the Files To Patch explorer and then click Patch Existing File. The Select File
dialog box opens.
3. Click the file that you would like to modify or delete. InstallShield adds the file to the Files To
Patch explorer.
4. Click the file that you just added to the Files To Patch explorer and then configure its settings.
Tip: As an alternative to steps 3 and 4 above, you can drag and drop files or folders from the Original Setup Files
explorer to the Files To Patch explorer.
Adding, Modifying, and Deleting Registry Data with a QuickPatch
Project: This information applies to QuickPatch projects.
When you add, modify, or delete registry data with a QuickPatch project, the procedures are basically
the same as the ones that you perform for the original installation. The one difference is that before you
can add registry data for a QuickPatch project, you must select an existing feature in the View Filter list
at the top of the Registry view. All registry data must be associated with a feature that already exists in
the original product because you cannot add new features with a QuickPatch.
Tip: To change any registry settings that you modified for the QuickPatch project, you can right-click the item and then
click Revert.
Patching Assemblies in the Global Assembly Cache
Project: This information applies to QuickPatch projects.
With Windows Installer 3.0 or later, the MsiPatchOldAssemblyFile and
MsiPatchOldAssemblyName tables enable a patch package to patch an assembly in the global
assembly cache (GAC) without making a run-time request for the original installation source. By default,
InstallShield automatically generates entries for these tables when you build a QuickPatch package. (To
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