The Installation Dialogs page

On this page you can add (and customize) dialogs to your package's User Interface.

In the left-side pane you can see a list with all the dialogs to be used during your package installation, grouped in the following categories: Start, Progress, End. You can modify the position of a dialog only inside one group by drag and drop. You can add some new dialogs and delete the dialogs you added.

Some dialogs cannot be moved from their position because they would disrupt the dialog sequence.

Adding a dialog

Use the [ Add Dialog... ] toolbar button, the "Add Dialog..." context menu item, or press the Insert key while the focus is on the "Install Sequence" panel. This option is enabled only if there are more available dialogs. The "Add Dialog" dialog box will prompt you to select an available dialog.

Removing a dialog

Use the [ Delete ] toolbar button, the "Delete" tree context menu item or press the Delete key while the focus is on the "Install Sequence" panel.

Start

Welcome

The first dialog displayed during install. It is used to inform the user about the application which will be installed on the target machine.

Select Installation Folder

Allows the user to select the folder where the package will be installed.

Start Installation

Allows the user to proceed with the installation.

You can add to this group eight more dialogs:

1. License Agreement

Displays the license agreement text for your product. In the bottom pane you can select a Rich Text Format file that contains your license agreement. You can localize the License Agreement text.

2. Readme

Displays the Readme text for the user. In the bottom pane you can select a Rich Text Format file that contains your readme text. You can localize the Readme text.

3. User Registration

Allows the user to enter the serial number of the product. You can set the options for the serial number validation in the Serial Validation Page.

4. Setup Type

Allows the user to select the type of the installation. This dialog and the Select Installation Folder dialog are mutually exclusive.

• Typical - only the most used features of the product will be installed.
• Custom - allows the user to individually select which features will be installed and how they will be installed.
• Complete - all the features of the product will be installed.

You can set a feature to be installed in a Typical installation by using the Feature Properties page.

5. File Associations

The dialog asks the user to confirm the creation of the file associations.

The available options allow the user to create all or none of the file associations (the user cannot choose to create only some of the file associations).

6. Upgrade

Allows the user to choose whether to automatically remove older versions of the product or to allow side by side installs. This dialog is to be used together with the "Allow side by side installs of different versions of the product" option from the "Install Parameters" page. Also this dialog should be placed after the "Select Location" dialog.

7. Configure Shortcuts

This dialog prompts the user to select where he wants to create shortcuts. Three options are available:

• Desktop
• Start Menu
• Quick Launch
• StartUp Folder

These shortcuts must be created in the Files and Folders page in order to be installed. This dialog doesn't create the shortcuts automatically, it simply conditions their creation.

In the bottom pane you can choose what options will be displayed on the dialog during installation as well as their default state.

8. StartMenuShortcutsDlg

This dialog allows you to choose the shortcut group from Start Menu in which your program's shortcuts will be installed.

Progress

Installation Progress

The dialog containing the progress bar that shows the evolution of the installation.

End

Installation Complete

The dialog displayed at the end of an installation. In the bottom pane you can choose if the user has the possibility to view the Readme file and/or launch your application after the installation finishes. You must specify the location for the readme file and the application executable.

Some dialogs are mutually exclusive. For example "Setup Type" and "Select Installation Folder" dialogs cannot be selected at the same time. This is because if the "Setup Type" dialog is displayed the user can choose "Custom" and select a destination folder there.