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Advanced Installer User Guide

Table of Contents

  1. Introduction
  2. Using Advanced Installer
    1. The GUI
      1. The Main Menu
    2. Working with Projects
      1. New Project Dialog
        1. Select Language Dialog
      2. Project Options Tab
        1. Project Type Tab
        2. Project Cache Tab
    3. Project Settings
      1. Product Details
      2. Install Parameters
        1. Edit Property Dialog
        2. Edit Formatted Type Dialog
          1. Property Picker
      3. Upgrades
        1. Product Info
        2. Upgrade Action
      4. Search
        1. File To Search Properties
        2. Component Location Properties
        3. Registry Location Properties
        4. INI Location Properties
        5. Folder Location Properties
        6. Search Results
        7. Specify Builds Dialog
      5. Prerequisites
        1. Launch Conditions
        2. Custom Launch Conditions
          1. Edit Launch Condition
        3. Prerequisite Software
          1. Prerequisite Properties
          2. Prerequisite Install Conditions
            1. Edit Prerequisite Search Dialog
              1. Edit Search String Dialog
              2. Product Picker
          3. Prerequisite Options
          4. Prerequisite Files
          5. Builds
      6. Digital Signature
    4. Project Definition
      1. Files and Folders
        1. Files
          1. File Properties Dialog
          2. File Version
          3. Register a Font
          4. Multiple Files Properties Dialog
          5. File Picker
          6. Add Dependencies Dialog
        2. Temporary Files
          1. Edit Temporary File
        3. File Operations
          1. File Removal Dialog
          2. File Duplication Dialog
          3. Copy/Move File Dialog
        4. Folders
          1. Folder Properties Dialog
            1. Synchronize Folder
              1. Edit Filters Dialog
                1. Edit Pattern Dialog
          2. Folder Removal Dialog
          3. Folder Sharing
            1. Share Permissions Dialog
          4. Folder Picker
        5. Shortcuts
          1. Shortcut Properties Dialog
          2. Internet Shortcut Properties Dialog
        6. INI Files
          1. Edit INI File Dialog
            1. Edit INI Entry Dialog
        7. XML Files
          1. Edit XML Dialog
            1. XML File Settings Tab
            2. XML File Install Tab
            3. XML Element Settings Tab
            4. XML Element Attributes Tab
              1. Edit XML Attribute
      2. Java Products
        1. Java Product Settings
          1. Preferred JRE Version Dialog
          2. Environment Variable Picker Dialog
        2. Java Virtual Machine
          1. Edit JVM Parameters Dialog
            1. New JVM System Property Dialog
        3. The Mac OS X settings
        4. Java Product Localization
      3. Registry
        1. Registry Value Dialog
        2. Registry Value Removal Dialog
        3. Registry Key Dialog
        4. Registry Key Removal Dialog
        5. Registry Picker
        6. Registry Key Picker
      4. Permissions
        1. Permission Dialog
      5. Media
        1. Media Tab
          1. Custom LZMA Settings
          2. Edit CAB Settings Dialog
        2. Advanced Media Tab
          1. Media Volumes Common Properties
          2. Volume Properties
          3. CAB Properties
        3. Msi Media Tab
        4. Bootstrapper
          1. EXE setup file
        5. Java Media Tab
          1. JRE Bundle
        6. Build Content
        7. Mac OS X Tab
        8. Edit PseudoFormatted Type Dialog
      6. Organization
        1. Search Pane
          1. Edit Components Properties
          2. Edit Features Properties
        2. Feature Properties
          1. Conditional Levels Dialog
            1. Edit Conditional Level Dialog
        3. Component Properties
          1. Edit Qualified Component And Group
        4. Feature Picker
    5. Project Details
      1. Environment Variables
        1. Edit Environment Variable
      2. File Associations
        1. Default Programs
        2. ProgID Properties
        3. Extension Properties
        4. Verb Properties
      3. Custom Actions
        1. Custom Action Properties
          1. Edit Action Properties
          2. Types Of Custom Actions
            1. Edit .Net Custom Action
              1. .Net Installer Class Argument
          3. Edit Condition Dialog
      4. Services
        1. Service Properties
        2. Service Control Properties
      5. Merge Modules
        1. Configure Merge Module Dialog
      6. ODBC
        1. Driver Properties
          1. Edit Attribute Dialog
        2. Data Source Properties
        3. Translator Properties
      7. SQL Scripts
        1. Predefined SQL Connection
        2. Custom SQL Connection
        3. SQL Script
          1. SQL Script Replacement
      8. Assemblies
        1. Assembly Properties
      9. COM
        1. COM Properties
        2. AppId Properties
        3. Type Library Properties
        4. COM+ Properties
      10. Drivers
        1. Driver Settings
      11. Users and Groups
        1. User Account Properties
          1. Group Picker
        2. Group Properties
      12. Scheduled Tasks
        1. Application Settings Tab
        2. Account Settings Tab
        3. Schedule Settings Tab
        4. Repeat Settings Tab
    6. Project User Interface
      1. Global Properties
        1. Theme
        2. Images
          1. Image Options
        3. Text Styles
          1. Text Style
        4. Dialogs Repository
          1. Dialog Picker
      2. Installation Dialogs
      3. Dialog Editor
        1. Mandatory Install Dialogs
          1. Optional Install Dialogs
        2. Add Dialog
        3. Editor
          1. Installer Controls
          2. Guide Settings
          3. Uniform Layout Settings
          4. Control Tab Order
          5. Control Data
            1. Control Data Row
          6. Billboards
            1. Edit Billboard
        4. Events Editor
          1. Edit Control Events
          2. Edit Event Mapping
          3. Edit Control Condition
        5. Properties
      4. Translations
        1. Languages
          1. Localization Options Dialog
            1. Localization Dialog
              1. Localized String
        2. Dictionaries
    7. Project Tools
      1. Internet Information Services
        1. Global Settings Page
        2. Web Site Settings Page
        3. Virtual Directory Settings
        4. Access Flags Settings
        5. Web Authentication
        6. Web Application Mappings
          1. Web Application Mapping Properties
        7. MIME Map
          1. MIME Configuration
        8. Default Document List
        9. FTP Configuration
      2. Updater Page
      3. Serial Validation Page
        1. Save Serials Dialog
      4. CD/DVD Autorun
        1. Edit Autorun Command Dialog
      5. Control Panel Applets
        1. Applet Settings
      6. Windows Firewall
        1. Firewall Exceptions
          1. Edit Firewall Application Exception
            1. Edit Exception Scope
          2. Edit Firewall Port Exception
        2. Firewall Options
      7. Game Explorer
        1. Game Information
          1. Edit Developer/Publisher
          2. Game Ratings
        2. Game Art
        3. Game Registration Options
          1. Game Play Task Dialog
          2. Game Support Task Dialog
    8. Patch Projects
      1. Patch Details
      2. Add/Remove [Control Panel]
      3. Images
        1. Image Family Properties
        2. Upgraded Image Properties
        3. Target Image Properties
      4. Patch Sequence
        1. Patch Sequence Options
      5. Media
        1. Media Tab
          1. Patch Source Dialog
        2. Bootstrapper
    9. Merge Module Projects
      1. Merge Module Details
      2. Media
        1. Edit Module Dependencies
        2. Edit Module Exclusions
      3. Merge Module Organization
      4. Configurable Merge Modules
        1. Edit Substitution Parameter
          1. Edit Configuration Parameter
    10. Updates Configuration Projects
      1. Updates Page
        1. Update Properties
          1. Auto-Close Application Dialog
        2. Update Descriptions
      2. Advanced Page
      3. Media Page
    11. Repackager Projects
      1. Edit Capture Profiles
        1. Settings
        2. File Type Filters
        3. File and Folders Filters
        4. Registry Filters
    12. Wizards
      1. Mixed 32/64 Wizard
    13. Keyboard Shortcuts
    14. Shell Integration
    15. Command Line
      1. Editing
        1. Set Version Command
        2. Version Command (Deprecated)
        3. Add File Command
        4. Delete File Command
        5. Add Folder Command
        6. Delete Folder Command
        7. Set Package Name Command
        8. Package Name Command (Deprecated)
        9. New Shortcut Command
        10. Delete Shortcut Command
        11. New Synchronized Folded Command
        12. Reset Synchronized Folder Command
        13. Set Property Command
        14. Property Command (Deprecated)
        15. Delete Property Command
        16. Get Property Command
        17. New Registry Entry Command
        18. Add Registry Entry Command
        19. Delete Registry Entry Command
        20. Add File Search Command
        21. Delete File Search Command
        22. Add Directory Search Command
        23. Delete Directory Search Command
        24. Delete Search Command
        25. Add Registry Search Command
        26. Delete Registry Search Command
        27. Add Component Search Command
        28. Delete Component Search Command
        29. Add INI File Search Command
        30. Delete INI File Search Command
        31. Set Bitmap Command
        32. Duplicate Project Command
        33. Build Only Bundled Package Command (Deprecated)
        34. Set Updates Url Command
        35. Import Reg File Command
        36. New Prerequisite Command
        37. Delete Prerequisite Command
        38. Set Package Type Command
        39. Set Current Feature Command
        40. New Environment Variable Command
        41. Delete Environment Variable Command
        42. Add Language Command
        43. Delete Language Command
    16. Options
      1. Tools
  3. Features and Functionality
    1. Changing Version
    2. File Hashes
    3. Synchronized Folders
    4. Native Java Launcher
    5. Serial Validation
      1. Serial Number Validation DLL
    6. Patches
    7. Single Instance Application
    8. The Mac OS X package
    9. Internet Information Services
      1. HTTP Methods
      2. FrontPage Server Extensions
    10. Auto Updater
      1. License Check
      2. Updates Configuration File
        1. Updates Configuration Examples
    11. Merge Modules
    12. Dialog Repository
    13. PseudoFormatted Type
    14. LZMA Compression
    15. Smart Edit Control
    16. Vista UAC
    17. Pack200 Compression
  4. Tutorials, How To's, Q&A
    1. Tutorials
      1. Simple Installation
      2. Professional Installation
      3. Other Languages
      4. New Language
      5. Patch Authoring
      6. Java Product Installation
      7. Java Service Installation
      8. Using The Updater
        1. Create Updates File
        2. Updates for an EXE
        3. Step by step instructions for the Updater
      9. Create a new dialog
      10. Display a MSI dialog conditionally
      11. Creating Billboards
      12. IIS Tutorial
      13. Using SQL Scripts
      14. Browse For File
      15. Repackage Installation
      16. Multiple Builds
      17. MSI Import
      18. ComboBox and ListBox controls
    2. How To's, Q&A
      1. Uninstall Shortcut
      2. Update a registry value
      3. Set up an ODBC connection
      4. Integrate Updater In Application
        1. Integrate Updater In Java Application
        2. Integrate Updater In C# Application
      5. Prevent Repair or Uninstall
        1. Preserve File on Install
      6. Install Java Extensions
      7. Install in another application's folder
      8. Force Uninstall
      9. Installing Driver
      10. Display dialog on button push
      11. Execute custom action on button push
      12. Set property on button push
      13. Display remaining time for current progress
      14. Adding print functionality to a dialog
      15. Vista Restart Manager
      16. Wait for updater
      17. Test SQL Connection
      18. Set Edit control text on button push
      19. Browse For Folder
      20. Different JRE settings for the PC and MAC builds.
      21. Unified 32/64 Package Type
      22. Launch file after installation
      23. Uninstall another MSI package when your application is uninstalled
      24. Localize EULA and Readme text
      25. Add a dialog after "SetupTypeDlg"
      26. Conditionally show "StartMenuShortcutsDlg"
      27. Make the properties in the package keep their values during Maintenance
      28. Write text into a file
      29. Conditionally show the "UpgradeDlg" dialog
      30. Upgrade an older version of the package
      31. Restart the machine after the installation
      32. Add JRE or .NET Framework as a prerequisite
      33. Show a custom feature selection dialog
      34. Make the package install per-user or per-machine
      35. Create a silent installation package
  5. Windows Installer
    1. The Engine
    2. Formatted Type
    3. Properties
      1. Folders
    4. Standard Actions
      1. Custom Actions
    5. Installer Unit
    6. Packages Types
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