Setting Version-Specific Windows Installer Options - Symantec WINDOWS INSTALLER EDITOR 8.0 Reference

Setting Version-Specific Windows Installer Options

Windows Installer Editor Reference
Read directory name from component keypath
Select this operation if the component you are searching for contains only an
empty directory (a Create Directory item) and has an empty key path. This
operation returns a directory path. (Example: C:\Program
Files\Application\.) If the keypath for this component is a file, ODBC item, or
registry item, this operation fails.
Read file pathname from component keypath
Select this operation only if the component you are searching for has a file
for a key path. In this case, it returns the directory path. Example:
C:\Program Files\Application\.
Component ID
Enter the GUID for the component.
See Adding and Editing a Component
page 497.
4. Click OK.
To test the search, add a text box on one of the dialog boxes in the installation. In the
text box's Control Text field, enter the property name (surrounded by brackets) that
you assigned to this search. (Example: [MY_PROPERTY].) This causes the value of the
property to be displayed on the dialog box. When you run the installation, the property
you specified will hold the results of the search. If it is empty, the search failed.
Windows Installer 4.0 or later only.
Use the Windows Installer Options page to set options for installations that will run on
Windows Installer 4.0 or later. The features that these options enable were introduced
with Windows Vista. These options are ignored when you run the installation on earlier
operating systems.
UAC Compatibility Settings
The User Account Control (UAC) that was introduced with Windows Vista provides a
temporary privilege-elevation model. The settings in this section let you determine the
elevation level of an installation.
See About UAC Elevation of Windows Installer Installations
No elevation required
This option disables UAC. Check this check box only if the installation does not
access a protected area on the destination computer.
When User Account Control is disabled:
The DisableUAP property is set, which hides the option to install for all users or
the current user on the installation's User Information dialog box.
The entire installation runs without elevation.
If the installation tries to access a protected area, it fails.
See About Standard User Installations
Your Installation on the Destination Computer
on page 374 and About GUIDs
on page 178.
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