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Creating a Virtual Directory
Windows Installer Editor Reference
See
Setting Installation Options for a Web Installation
Site Details Dialog
on page 255.
See also:
About Web Installations
This section covers creating a virtual directory, converting an existing installation
directory to a virtual directory, adding a directory from your computer as a virtual
directory, and deleting a virtual directory.
A virtual directory is considered top-level if it is directly under Destination Computer,
and is considered a child if it is under a Web site.
To create a virtual directory
1.
Select Installation Expert > Web Files page.
If you don't see the Web Files page, select All from the Page Views drop-down list.
2.
From Current Feature, select a feature or condition. (Because any item you add
must be assigned to a specific feature, you cannot add an item when All Features
is selected.)
3.
If the Web installation requires a Web server restart, mark Restart IIS service
during installation. This check box does not appear when All Features is selected
above.
4.
In the lower-left list box, select a parent node.
5.
Click New and select New Virtual Directory.
The New Virtual Directory dialog box appears.
6.
Complete the dialog box:
Alias
Enter an alias for the directory. This typically appears in the URL to this Web
resource.
Local Path
Specify the physical directory to which the alias is mapped. You can browse to
any directory that has already been added to the installation and create an
additional directory (optional) by typing its name in this field.
7.
Click OK.
The virtual directory appears in the lower-left list box.
8.
Select the new virtual directory and click Details.
The details dialog box appears with several tabs. For a top-level virtual directory,
the Web Site, Web Site UI, and Home Directory tabs appear. For a child virtual
directory, the Virtual Directory and Virtual Directory UI tabs appear. The remaining
tabs are the same for both types of virtual directory.
9.
Click the Installation Settings tab and complete the tab:
on page 245
Advanced Installations
on page 252 and
About the Web
249
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