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Chapter 1: <strong>InstallShield</strong> <strong>2012</strong> <strong>Express</strong> <strong>Edition</strong><br />

What Was New in Earlier Versions of <strong>InstallShield</strong> <strong>Express</strong> <strong>Edition</strong><br />

To learn more, see Converting or Importing Visual Studio Projects into <strong>InstallShield</strong> Projects.<br />

Windows Mobile 6.x Support<br />

<strong>InstallShield</strong> now enables you to specifically target installations for devices with Windows Mobile 6.x<br />

Professional, Windows Mobile 6.x Classic, and Windows Mobile 6.x Standard. This applies to <strong>Express</strong><br />

and Web projects.<br />

Digital Signing Improvements for Windows Mobile–Powered Device Installations<br />

<strong>InstallShield</strong> now lets you use a personal information exchange file (.pfx) for digitally signing .cab files<br />

that are included in installations for Windows Mobile–powered devices. In addition, you can now<br />

specify the password for the digital signature. The Sign the CAB Files panel in the Windows Mobile<br />

Wizard and the Smart Device Setup Wizard is where you specify the .pfx file and the password.<br />

If you specify a .pfx file for signing, <strong>InstallShield</strong> uses SignTool.exe to sign your files. If you specify an<br />

.spc file and a .pvk file, <strong>InstallShield</strong> uses Signcode.exe to sign your files. Using a .pfx file is often the<br />

preferred method, since it is more likely to work in many different environments (such as locked build<br />

machines). If you specify the digital signature password in <strong>InstallShield</strong>, you will never see a password<br />

prompt if you are using a .pfx file. However, if you are using .spc and .pvk files, a password prompt may<br />

be displayed.<br />

Previously, <strong>InstallShield</strong> allowed you to specify .spc and .pvk files for Windows Mobile–powered device<br />

files, but not .pfx files.<br />

This functionality applies to <strong>Express</strong> and Smart Device projects.<br />

Ability to Update or Modify the List of Supported Windows Mobile Platforms<br />

The Windows Mobile Wizard and the Smart Device Setup Wizard let you set platform requirements for<br />

files that are to be installed to mobile devices. You can select platforms from a predefined list of<br />

platforms. If you want to target a platform that is not in the predefined list, or if you want to modify any<br />

of the configuration settings that are associated with one of the predefined platforms, you can now do so<br />

by editing the Settings.xml file that is installed with <strong>InstallShield</strong>. Previously, the platform list was not<br />

configurable in the Settings.xml file, so it was necessary to upgrade to a new version of <strong>InstallShield</strong> that<br />

included support for new platforms. This applies to <strong>Express</strong> and Smart Device projects.<br />

For more information, see Modifying the List of Available Windows Mobile Platforms or their<br />

Associated Settings.<br />

Ability to Compress .cab Files for Windows Mobile–Powered Device Installations<br />

The Device Files panel in the Windows Mobile Wizard and the Smart Device Setup Wizard now lets you<br />

specify whether you want to compress the .cab files that are created for Windows Mobile–powered<br />

devices at build time. Previously, <strong>InstallShield</strong> did not have any support for building compressed .cab<br />

files.<br />

This functionality applies to <strong>Express</strong> and Smart Device projects.<br />

.NET Compact Framework 3.5 and SQL Server Compact <strong>Edition</strong> 3.5 Redistributables Now<br />

Available for Mobile Devices<br />

Several new redistributables are available for mobile device installations: .NET Compact Framework<br />

3.5, SQL Server Compact 3.5, SQL Server Compact 3.5 Replication, and SQL 3.5 Client. This applies to<br />

<strong>Express</strong> and Smart Device projects.<br />

22 ISE-1800-UG01 <strong>InstallShield</strong> <strong>2012</strong> <strong>Express</strong> <strong>Edition</strong> <strong>User</strong> <strong>Guide</strong>

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