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General Settings
Chapter 24: View Reference
Organize Your Setup View
Use the General area of the General Information view to specify details such as product name and
product version. The following settings are available in this area.
Table 24-3: General Settings
Setting Description
Product Name Enter the name of the product. For information on how the product name is used, see
Specifying a Product Name.
Product Version Enter the version number for your product. The version must contain only numbers. It is
typically in the format aaa.bbb.ccccc or aaa.bbb.ccccc.ddddd, where aaa represents
the major version number, bbb represents the minor version number, ccccc represents
the build number, and ddddd represents the revision number. The maximum value for the
aaa and bbb portions is 255. The maximum value for ccccc and ddddd is 65,535.
Note that although you can include the fourth field (ddddd), the installation does not use
this part of the product version to distinguish between different product versions. To
learn more, see Specifying the Product Version.
If your release includes a Setup.exe file, the product version that you specify is
displayed on the Properties dialog box for Setup.exe. For more information, see
Customizing File Properties for the Setup Launcher.
Product Code Enter a GUID that uniquely identifies this product. To have InstallShield generate a
different GUID for you, click the Generate a new GUID button ({...}) in this setting.
Since this code uniquely identifies your product, changing the product code after you
have already distributed your release is not recommended.
For more information, see Setting the Product Code.
Upgrade Code Enter a GUID that uniquely identifies this product. To have InstallShield generate a
different GUID for you, click the Generate a new GUID button ({...}) in this setting.
The product GUID is used to associate uninstallation or maintenance with the original
installation. A new GUID is automatically generated for each new project that you create,
including copies of existing projects. Once you have changed a project’s product GUID,
its previous GUID cannot be recovered. For these reasons, changing a project’s product
GUID is typically not necessary and should be approached with caution.
For more information, see Setting the Upgrade Code.
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