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About the Default Release Language
Windows Installer Editor Reference
The New Installation File dialog box appears.
2.
In the Categories list, click Predefined Templates.
3.
In the Templates/Tools list, click the Windows Application icon.
4.
Mark Create .WSI or .WSM project file that can be compiled into an .MSI or
.MSM and click OK.
5.
Select Installation Expert > Languages page and mark the check box next to the
language that should be the default.
6.
Double-click the language name to display the Language Details dialog box.
7.
Mark Default release language and click OK.
8.
Click Compile.
9.
In the Save As dialog box that appears,
a.
Navigate to the Templates subdirectory and enter a file name. The location of
the Templates subdirectory varies.
See
Installation Resources and Their Locations
b.
From Save as Type, select Installer Projects (*.wsi).
c.
Click Save.
The .WSI is saved and then is compiled to an .MSI. Only .MSIs appear in the New
Installation File dialog box as templates.
To test the new template:
1.
Select File menu > New.
The New Installation File dialog box appears and the file you just created appears in
the Custom Templates category. If the New Installation File dialog box does not
contain the new template, check to make sure you saved the installation as an .MSI
in the Templates directory.
2.
Select the template you just created and click OK.
3.
Check that the default language has been changed:
The Default language should be the only one listed on the Language menu.
In Installation Expert > Dialogs page, display any dialog box. The dialog box
should appear in the new default language rather than in English.
You can use this template to create installations in which the default language is the one
you selected.
The default release language is defined for a specific installation. It overrides the Default
language on the Language menu during compile.
Example: Suppose you're creating an installation named Sample and you only want to
create one .MSI, in German. Mark the Default release language check box on the
Language Details dialog box for German. When you compile, Sample.msi will be in
German. If you don't mark the check box, the compile will create two files: Sample.msi,
which is in the default language, and Sample_German.msi.
Translating an Installation
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