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Table 22-17: Settings for the COM & .NET Settings Tab on the File Properties Dialog Box (cont.)
Setting Description
Advanced Tab
Chapter 22: Dialog Box Reference
File Properties Dialog Box
Application File This property is used when your project is scanned at build time. The scanner uses this
property along with other information to determine the value of the File Application
property for the assembly.
Installer Class Select this option to ensure that at installation time, the assembly’s Install, Commit,
Rollback, and Uninstall methods will be called at the appropriate time.
COM Interop Select this option to enable the .NET COM interop for the assembly. At installation,
registry entries are created on the target system that allow COM objects to call your
assembly.
On the Advanced tab of the File Properties dialog box, you can specify how a file will be registered and
which operating systems you want the file installed on.
Note that these settings cannot be configured for dynamically linked files. For more information, see
Limitations of Dynamic File Linking.
Table 22-18: Settings for the Advanced Tab on the File Properties Dialog Box
Setting Description
Target operating system There may be cases where you need to install a different version of a file depending on
the operating system of the target system. With the Target operating system setting,
you can specify for which operating systems your file is intended. For more information,
see Specifying Operating System Requirements for Your Product.
To install your file under any supported platform, select the All operating systems
check box. This option is selected by default. To select the specific operating systems
your file targets, clear this box.
Installation/Uninstallation
Properties
In the Installation/Uninstallation Properties area, you can indicate how you want the
installer to handle this file with regard to installation and uninstallation. Valid options are:
• Permanent—Select this option if you want this file to permanently remain on the
target system. The installer does not remove this file during an uninstallation.
• Shared—Select the Shared check box to instruct the installer to reference count,
or "refcount" this file.
When a file is marked as shared, Windows Installer creates a refcount if one does
not exist or increments it if it does. While Windows Installer maintains a separate
tally of all shared files, the standard refcount is stored under the following registry
key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SharedDLL
s
This count is decremented when the file is uninstalled.
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