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Table 22-29: .NET Tab Settings (cont.)
Setting Description
.NET Framework File
Locations
Files View Tab
Chapter 22: Dialog Box Reference
Options Dialog Box
The Files View tab on the Options dialog box is where you select the columns that you want to be
displayed in the Files view and in the Files and Features view. After you select the columns that you want
displayed, close and reopen your project to see the changes take effect.
Important: Selecting the Version check box slows down the Files view and the Files and Features view.
File Extensions Tab
Regasm.exe and InstallUtilLib.dll are utilities that are included with each version
of the .NET Framework. Specify the path for the directory that contains the version of
these files that you want to use at build time for releases that include .NET installer
classes and COM interop.
Note: In order to configure these options, you must be running InstallShield with
administrative privileges. If you do not have administrative privileges, this option is
disabled. To learn more, see Launching InstallShield with vs. Without Administrative
Privileges.
Edition: If you are using InstallShield Premier Edition or InstallShield Professional Edition
a 64-bit system, you can specify a 64-bit location for Regasm.exe and
InstallUtilLib.dll. The 64-bit location setting is not available in InstallShield
Express Edition.
The File Extensions tab on the Options dialog box is where you specify preferences for Portable
Executable (PE) files. InstallShield refers to this list of PE files when it creates components for your
project. (A component is the smallest installable part of a product. The Express edition of InstallShield
creates components for you automatically. For more information, see Installation Fundamentals.) For
example:
• When you add a PE file to a folder in the Destination computer’s folders pane in the Files view,
InstallShield creates a new component for it and sets it as the component’s key file.
• When you use the best practice method for creating dynamic file links, InstallShield creates at build
time a separate component for each PE file in the dynamically linked folder. Each PE file is the key
file of its component. To learn more about best practice dynamic file linking, see Determining the
Appropriate Component Creation Method for Dynamically Linked Files.
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