Add/Remove Programs Page - Symantec WINDOWS INSTALLER EDITOR 8.0 Reference

Add/Remove Programs Page

Windows Installer Editor Reference
Comments
Enter comments about the application that this installation installs.
Windows operating systems have an Add/Remove Programs or Programs and Features
applet that let end users uninstall, change, or repair programs. Use the Add/Remove
Programs page to enter the information necessary to support these capabilities.
Select Installation Expert > Add/Remove Programs and complete the page:
Do not display in Add/Remove Programs list
Mark this to exclude your application from Add/Remove Programs.
Display in Add/Remove Programs list
Mark this to include your application in Add/Remove Programs and to set the
following:
Display Icon
Specify an icon to appear next to the application name in Add/Remove
Programs. If you leave this blank, a generic icon is used. Click Browse to select
a file from the installation. If the file exists on disk, you also see an icon
selection dialog box where you select the icon.
Icon Number
Enter the icon resource ID (preceded by -) or the icon number for the specified
icon. Because a file can contain multiple icons, icons in a file are numbered,
starting from zero. This is pre-filled if you selected an icon from the icon
selection dialog box.
Hide modify button
Mark this to disable the Change button for your application in Add/Remove
Programs. This prevents end users from changing the installation.
Hide remove button
Mark this to disable the Remove button for your application in Add/Remove
Programs. End users will not be able to uninstall the application using Add/
Remove Programs.
Support Information Page
The following information appears under the Support Information link in Add/
Remove Programs.
Product Updates URL
Enter a URL where end users can get online support for the application.
Contact Person
Enter the name of a person or department that end users can contact if they
have questions. Examples: a support technician or the support department.
Phone Number
Enter the phone number for the contact person specified above.
Help URL
Enter the path to a help file that will be installed on the destination computer.
Comments
Enter any additional comments for the end user.
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