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Sharing Media Settings Between Releases
Windows Installer Editor Reference
The installation has only one media item.
You want to include every remaining feature and component that is not included in a
previous media item.
It doesn't matter which files are on which medium.
In any other case, use the Include Items for Media dialog box to select the features and
components to include in the current media item. During compile, an error message
notifies you if you have failed to include a feature that has files added to it.
Examples:
Suppose you want to have an uncompressed Readme file on your distribution
media. In this case, you could create a media item called Uncompressed Readme.
Then, from the list of components to include, you would select the Readme file's
component for inclusion in this media item.
Suppose the installation includes a graphic feature with sample images, and you
want to compress these images into an external .CAB file. In this case, you could
create a media item called Compressed graphic files. Then, from the list of features,
you would select the graphic feature for inclusion in this media item.
To include features and components in a media item
1.
Select Installation Expert > Media page.
2.
From Current Release, select a release.
3.
Double-click a media item. The Media Details dialog box appears.
4.
In the Include Features/Components section, click Add. The Include Items for
Media dialog box appears.
5.
From the drop-down list, specify whether to include components or features.
6.
In the list box, select one or more features or components and click OK.
The features or components you selected appear in the Include Features/
Components section on the Media Details dialog box. To exclude a feature or
component, select it and click Delete. If you delete all selected features and
components, the default setting of All Features/Components returns.
Note
This page is fully enabled in a .WSI only. In an .MSI or .MST, you cannot add or delete.
You can share media settings from a release with other releases in the installation. After
you initially share settings, the settings for the releases are linked. This means that any
change you make to the media settings for any of the linked releases is applied to all
other linked releases. At any time, you can break the link.
To share media settings between releases
1.
Select Installation Expert > Media page.
2.
From Current Release, select a release to copy settings to.
3.
Click Share at the right of the Media page. The Share Release dialog box appears.
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