Adding Prerequisites To A Release - Symantec WINDOWS INSTALLER EDITOR 7.0 SP2 - REFERENCE FOR WISE INSTALLATION EXPRESS V1.0 Installation Manual

Adding Prerequisites to a Release

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the new installation. This option is disabled when the Install the .MSI into an SVS
layer option is selected.
For this to work, the previous version must have been installed using Windows
Installer technology. If not, then use the System Search page to search for a
previous version.
Note
For best results, use the Upgrades page rather than this option to deal with previous
versions of your application.
Do not mark this check box if you are using the Upgrades page or patches to update
an application.
Include all languages in installation .EXE
Mark this to embed all the languages that are marked on the Languages page in the
output .EXE.
See Outputting a Multiple-Language Release
Always prompt for installation language
Mark this to cause a multi-language installation to prompt the end user for the
language at run time.
Clear this to have the resulting installation verify if one of the languages in the
installation is on the destination computer. If so, the installation proceeds in the
destination computer's language. If not, the end user is prompted to select a
language.
See also:
Adding Prerequisites to a Release
On the Prerequisites page, you add runtime or prerequisite files to the installation for
pre-installation on the destination computer. You can:
Select the Windows Installer and .NET Framework runtimes to add.
Add prerequisite files to run before the main installation. Prerequisite files are
usually .EXE or .MSI files, but there is no restriction on their type.
Add runtimes to run before the main installation. They are added as an include
script to the WiseScript that creates the installation .EXE.
Note
The options on the Prerequisites page are unavailable if Do not create an .EXE file is
selected from .EXE Options on the Build Options page.
See Setting Build Options for a Release
To add prerequisites to a release
1. Select Installation Expert > Prerequisites page.
2. From Current Release, select a release.
3. Select the Windows Installer and .NET Framework runtime versions to pre-install.
Organizing Your Installation Into Releases
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