ahkoila
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New rootfolder in target computer?

Hi

I need to have the targetfolder to be something along the lines of C:\Program\EOZ\... but Advanced Installer won't let me do that. Is there a workaround?

I need the folder Program due to language constraints. The software I'm building a installationfile for is targeted at Swedish schoolsuppliers and the Swedish editions of Windows dosen't have a "Program Files" folder instead we have a folder just named "Program". I would very much like to refrain from introducing the folder "Program Files" (wich as you can imagine don't exist in the Swedish version of Windows).

Is it at all possible to add a new root folder?
Cata
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Hello,

You don't actually need to create a new root folder. "Program Folder" is actually stored as a Windows Installer property which gets resolved on the target computer to whatever Program Folder is defined to be.

To create a root folder however, just create it as a subdir of the Windows Volume folder.

Regards,
Cata
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Excellent! Thanks for the speedy replay!

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