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Advertising Icon

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2. Click the Modules icon.
The merge modules in the selected feature appear in the upper-right pane.
If the Advertising icon does not appear, right-click and select Hide Empty Folders/
Items.
See also:
About Merge Modules on page 323
Features Tab on page 367
The Advertising icon in Setup Editor contains information that Windows Installer uses
when publishing and assigning applications to the destination computer. The Advertising
icon:
Shows the entry points that are installed if you are using advertising to make
applications available to end users.
Lets you edit and create new file associations.
See Adding File Associations
Note
The Advertising icon might contain other advertising items besides file extensions
but you can add extensions only.
Lets you view and edit AppID and ProgID information.
Advertisement, which is a way to deploy applications in large organizations, is available
with Windows Installer, but only for supported platforms.
See Advertisement and Platform Support of Advertising in the Windows Installer SDK
Help.
To view or edit AppID or ProgID information
1. In Setup Editor, on the Components or Features tab, expand the Advertising icon
under a feature or component and select the AppID or ProgID folder.
If the Advertising icon does not appear, right-click and select Hide Empty Folders/
Items.
2. In the upper-right pane, double-click an AppID or ProgID.
The AppID or ProgID dialog box appears, which displays information from the AppID
or ProgID table.
3. You can edit the entries in the Value column. See AppID Table or ProgID Table in the
Windows Installer SDK Help.
Warning
Editing table data directly is not recommended unless you are an experienced Windows
Installer developer with a clear understanding of Windows Installer database technology.
See also:
Features Tab on page 367
on page 154.
Setup Editor
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