InstallShield 2012 Express Edition User Guide - Knowledge Base ...

Chapter 1: InstallShield 2012 Express Edition
What Was New in Earlier Versions of InstallShield Express Edition
Ability to Remove Unreferenced Directories from the .msi File
The Build tab in the Releases view includes a new Keep Unused Directories setting. Use this setting to
specify whether you want InstallShield to remove unused directories from the Directory table of the
.msi file when you build the selected release. The default value is No.
This setting is available for Express projects.
For more information, see Build Tab.
New Check Box for Specifying Whether COM+ Applications Should Be Installed After the
InstallFinalize Action
The Installation tab in the Component Services view has a new Install after InstallFinalize action
check box. If a selected COM+ application in your project contains .NET assemblies that need to be
installed to the global assembly cache (GAC), select this check box. If you select this check box, the
ISComponentServiceFinalize action installs the selected COM+ application after the InstallFinalize
action. Windows Installer does not commit changes made in the in-script session to the GAC until
InstallFinalize.
Additional Predefined System Searches for Express Projects
InstallShield has several new predefined system searches:
• Adobe Reader 7
• Adobe Reader 6
• Internet Explorer 7.0
If your installation requires any of these products, you can use the Requirements view or the Installation
Requirements page in the Project Assistant to add these system searches to your project. When end
users launch your installation, Windows Installer checks the target system to see if the requirements are
met; if they are not met, the installation displays the error message that is defined for the system search.
Enhancements for Patch Display Information
The Identification tab, which was previously called the Uninstall tab, is where you specify information
that should be displayed for a QuickPatch package in Add or Remove Programs on systems running
Windows Installer 3.0 or later. This tab in the General Information view in QuickPatch projects has
settings for items such as the display name, the manufacturer name, and the support URL. Now every
time that you change the latest setup for a QuickPatch project, InstallShield uses the Add or Remove
Programs information from the latest setup as the values for the Identification tab settings. You can
override the values on the Identification tab as needed. In addition, the Allow Patch to Be
Uninstalled (Requires Windows Installer 3.0) check box is now available on the Common tab.
This setting was previously available on the Uninstall tab.
For more information, see:
• Common Tab (in a QuickPatch project)
• Identification Tab (in a QuickPatch project)
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