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Windows Installer Editor Reference
Self-Register OCX/DLL
(Multiple Files dialog box only.) Many files support self-registration (examples:
many .OCXs and some .DLLs). Mark this to self-register these files during the
installation with an unordered registration method.
Duplicate Files
This appears only if this file was added to the installation more than once. The
duplicates are listed here for informational purposes only.
You can view and edit duplicate file entries on the Components and Features
tabs in Setup Editor.
See
Creating Duplicate File Entries
4.
Click OK.
Note
With .NET assemblies, if you add the same file to the application directory and the
Global Assembly Cache, a duplicate file is not created because they are treated as
separate components.
Setting Permissions for Files and Directories
You can set NTFS (NT file system) permissions for a single file or folder or for multiple
files. The permissions you set are applied to the domain and user you specify, so you
can set different permissions for the same file or folder for different users. Set
permissions only if you know your users and their domains.
When you set permissions for a file, the file appears preceded by
To set NTFS file or directory security
1.
Do one of the following:
In Installation Expert: On the Files page, select a folder, file, or set of files and
click the corresponding Details button. (On the Web Files page, you can set
permissions for files but not for folders.)
In the Visual Studio integrated editor, you also can use the Visual Studio
Solution page.
In Setup Editor: On the Components or Features tab, right-click a folder, file, or
set of files and select Details.
A dialog box appears with a Permissions tab. If you selected multiple files that have
different permissions, you are prompted to reset the permissions to a common set
when you click the Permissions tab. If you do not reset the permissions, the
Permissions tab is unavailable.
2.
On the Permissions tab, click Add.
The Lock Permissions Details dialog box appears.
a.
Enter the Domain.
b.
Enter or select a User name.
c.
Click OK.
The domain and user names appear in the upper list box, and the list of permissions
is enabled.
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