Creating A Device Driver Installation - Symantec WINDOWS INSTALLER EDITOR 8.0 Reference

Creating a Device Driver Installation

Windows Installer Editor Reference
To create a standard user installation
1. Do one of the following:
In Installation Expert > Windows Installer Options page, clear the Enable User
Account Control (UAC) check box.
See Setting Version-Specific Windows Installer Options
On the New Installation File dialog box, mark Create a Vista Standard User
Installation. This clears the Enable User Account Control (UAC) check box
in Installation Expert > Windows Installer Options page.
2. As you develop the installation, do not access or install to protected areas. Example:
the Program Files or Windows System directories, or the HKLM or HKCR sections of
the registry.
You can create an installation that supports Microsoft Driver Install Frameworks (DIFx).
Microsoft created the Driver Install Frameworks to significantly improve the quality of
device driver installations. For information on DIFx, search for "DIFx" in the MSDN
Library (msdn.microsoft.com/library/).
The Microsoft DIFxApp merge module simplifies the process of creating installations that
install device drivers. This merge module adds custom actions to the installation that are
needed to install and uninstall the driver package using Driver Install Frameworks for
Applications (DIFxApp). After you add the merge module, you add the files that make up
the driver package and specify the DIFxApp options for installing the driver.
To create a device driver installation
1. Use the Download Redistributables wizard to download the latest version of the
DIFxApp merge module from the Wise Web site, if you have not already done so.
See Downloading Redistributable Files
Note
Early versions of this merge module might be named "Binaries."
2. Make sure the device driver you are installing meets the Microsoft DIFx driver
requirements.
3. Do one of the following:
Start a new installation and select the Device Driver icon on the New
Installation File dialog box.
See Starting a New Installation
Open an existing installation.
4. On the Merge modules page, add the Microsoft DIFxApp merge module to the
installation.
See Adding a Merge Module to an Installation
5. On the Features page, add a feature for the installation's driver package.
See a Adding a New Feature
6. On the Files page, do the following.
See Adding Files to an Installation
Working With Wise Installation Files
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