Customizing A Release - Symantec WINDOWS INSTALLER EDITOR 8.0 Reference

Customizing a Release

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Single-file .EXE
When you select this, you must create a language transform for each
additional language.
See Creating a Language Transform
During compile, the transforms are packaged inside the .EXE along with the
.MSI.
.EXE that launches external .MSI
When you select this, you can use language transforms or you can create a
separate .MSI for each language. During compile, settings for the .EXE are
stored in a separate .INI file.
See INI File Properties
Include all languages in installation .EXE
Mark this to embed all the languages that are marked on the Languages page in
the output .EXE.
Always prompt for installation language
Mark this to prompt the end user to select a language.
Clear this to have the resulting installation verify if one of the languages in the
installation is on the destination computer. If so, the installation proceeds in the
destination computer's language. If not, the end user is prompted to select a
language.
3. On the Languages page, select the languages you want to include in this release.
See Creating a Translated .MSI
4. Save and compile the installation.
When the end user runs the installation .EXE, the installation either proceeds in the
destination computer's language or prompts the end user to select a language. If you
created a single-file .EXE, the .MSI runs with the appropriate transform. If you created
an .EXE that launches an external .MSI, the appropriate language .MSI runs.
When you create a new release, it has the same properties, summary items, and
features list as the Default release. The Release Settings page lets you customize a
particular release by:
Overriding the properties and summary items. These are set for the entire
installation in Setup Editor > Product tab.
Selecting the features to include in the release. Features are set for the entire
installation in Installation Expert > Features page.
The tree structure on the Release Settings page displays features and their
hierarchical relationships. Use the right-click menu to collapse or expand all features
or child features of selected parents only.
Selecting the components to include in the release.
Expand the feature tree structure on the Release Settings page to display the
components in each feature.
You can share settings between releases, so you can efficiently create releases that
share all or most settings.
Organizing Your Installation Into Releases
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