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This check box is enabled only if you have the .NET Framework installed on your
computer, and if the file you are viewing is an assembly that was written to
allow COM interop. When the Application Type on the Product Details page is
Mixed (.NET and Win32), this check box is marked by default.
4.
Click OK.
Editing Assembly Settings for Files
Use the Assembly tab on the File Details dialog box to enter and edit information about
.NET and Win32 assemblies. Windows Installer Editor uses this information to register
the assembly files.
For a .NET assembly, use the Assembly tab to enter the assembly attributes. If the
.NET Framework is installed on your computer, this information is filled in from the
assembly manifest and you should not have to change it. Also use the Assembly tab
to specify whether to display the .NET assembly as a reference in Visual Studio on
the destination computer.
For a Win32 assembly, use the Assembly tab to create and edit a manifest.
See
Creating a Win32 Assembly
To edit assembly settings for files
1.
Do one of the following:
In Installation Expert: On the Files page, double-click a file.
In the Visual Studio integrated editor, you also can use the Visual Studio
Solution page.
In Setup Editor: On the Components or Features tab, double-click a file.
The File Details dialog box appears.
2.
Click the Assembly tab.
The Assembly tab only appears for files that are keypaths to their components.
3.
Complete the dialog box. If .NET is installed on this computer, some of these
options may be preconfigured. If you don't have .NET, enable options below by
selecting .NET in Assembly Type.
Assembly Type
Specify whether this file is a .NET assembly, a Win32 assembly, or neither.
Manifest
.NET and Win32 assemblies require a manifest. Select the file that contains the
manifest for this assembly. For .NET assemblies, this often is the same as the
file you are editing, because most manifests are embedded in the assembly file
or in one of the files in a multifile assembly. For Win32 files, the manifest is
often an external file with the same name plus ".manifest". (Example: The
manifest for My.exe would be named My.exe.manifest.)
See
Creating a Win32 Assembly
Assembly Attributes
This displays the assembly's culture, name, publicKeyToken, and version
attributes.
If this information has not been pre-filled, click Add to enter it. Enter the Name
and Value for each of the assembly's attributes.
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Assembling an Installation
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