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Copying and Moving Files on the Destination Computer
Windows Installer Editor Reference
Directory
Specify the directory on the destination computer where the file is located or
create a new subdirectory. To create a new subdirectory, select a directory and
click New Folder.
File Name
Specify the name of the file to be removed. You can use wildcards to select
multiple files or you can mark All Files to select all files in the selected
directory.
Remove During
Specify when the file should be removed: during install, uninstall, or both install
and uninstall.
3.
Click OK.
The operation to remove a file from the destination computer appears, preceded by
On the Files page, the entry's Type column contains "Remove."
To edit it, double-click its name. To delete it, use the right-click menu.
See also:
Files Page
on page 112
Installation Directories
on page 114
Files Page Icons
on page 115
Adding Files to an Installation
You can add an operation to copy or move a file on the destination computer during
installation. This operation affects files that are already on the destination computer, not
files that are part of the installation.
You might copy or move files on the destination computer to reorganize the location of
the installation files in a new release. Example: Your application installed graphic files to
C:\Program Files\Application\Graphics, but your latest release installs them to C:\My
Documents\Application. You can add an operation to copy or move the existing graphic
files from the old directory to the new directory.
Warning
Be very careful when moving files on the destination computer. Do not move files unless
you are sure that they are not used by another application.
To copy and move files on the destination computer
1.
Do one of the following:
Select Installation Expert > Files page.
a. 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.)
Items that you add to a feature are installed on the destination computer
only if the feature is installed. Items that you add to a condition are installed
only if the feature is installed and the condition is true.
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Assembling an Installation
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