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Table 18-3: Feature Installation Properties (cont.)
Property Name Description
Other Configurable Properties
The following section contains information on various other configurable properties.
Chapter 18: Additional Installation Options
Working with Windows Installer Properties
PATCH When installing a patch, this property contains the full path to the patch
package.
Table 18-4: Additional Configurable Properties
Property Name Description
ACTION This property specifies which sequence to perform (installation,
advertisement, or administration). Possible values are INSTALL,
ADVERTISE, and ADMIN. The ACTION property is automatically set
based on the command line used to launch the installation.
ALLUSERS Specifies whether Windows Installer should attempt to perform a permachine
or per-user installation.
If the value of ALLUSERS is set to 1, Windows Installer attempts a permachine
installation. For per-machine installations, configuration
information such as shortcuts and registry entries are stored in the All
Users profile:
• On Windows Vista and later systems, if User Account Control is
enabled and the user does not have administrative privileges, the
user must be able to provide administrative credentials in order to
install the product.
• On other systems, if the user does not have administrative
privileges, the installation displays an error message and exits.
Project: This property is set to 1 by default in all new Express projects.
To learn more, see Per-User vs. Per-Machine Installations.
If the value of ALLUSERS is not set or it is an empty string (“”), Windows
Installer performs a per-user installation, and the configuration
information is stored in the user’s personal profile.
If the value of ALLUSERS is set to 2, Windows Installer attempts to
perform a per-machine installation on Windows Vista and later systems.
On earlier platforms, if the user has administrative privileges, Windows
Installer attempts to perform a per-machine installation; otherwise,
Windows Installer performs a per-user installation.
ARPAUTHORIZEDCDFPREFIX This property stores the URL for the update channel of the application.
ARPCOMMENTS This property contains the comments about this product that are
displayed in Add or Remove Programs.
ARPCONTACT This property contains support contact information, such as an email
address or a telephone number.
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