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Copying an Installation to Removable Media
Windows Installer Editor Reference
Not available in the Visual Studio integrated editor.
When an installation is ready to deploy to end users, you can use Package Distribution
to copy the compiled installation to floppy disks or other removable media, such as zip
disks. You cannot copy an installation to a rewritable CD; instead, use a CD creation
program.
To copy an installation to removable media
1.
Select File menu > Distribute.
The Welcome page appears.
2.
If you are in a .WSI that contains multiple releases, a drop-down list appears. Select
a release.
3.
Mark Removable Media.
4.
Click Next. If necessary, the installation file is saved and compiled.
If the installation contains two or more media destinations (defined on the Media
page), the Distribution Media Directories page appears. This page displays the
media destination settings you entered when you configured the media items.
Although you specify these media directories as destinations for compiling, they
actually serve as sources when you distribute.
5.
If the Distribution Media Directories page appears, check the following lists to verify
that the installation files are in the proper directories before you distribute them.
Volume Label
Displays the value you entered when you created this destination on the Media
Details dialog box.
Directory
Displays the media destination you entered on the Media Details dialog box. If
you moved the compiled files since compiling, edit this value to point to the new
location. Either click and type directly in the column, or select the row to edit
and browse to the new location of the files.
6.
Click Next on the Distribution Media page.
The Removable Media page appears.
7.
Complete the page:
Destination Disk
Select the letter of the drive to which files will be copied. Only removable-media
drives connected to the computer are displayed.
Disk Label
Enter a name for the finished disk that will contain the installation.
Setup Filename
Enter the name for the final installation file. You do not need to enter an
extension. If you leave this blank, the final installation file is named the same as
the currently-open installation file.
Erase Disk Before File Copy
Mark this to erase the target disk before copying the installation onto it.
8.
Click Finish.
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