Testing And Running An Installation; Testing An Installation - Symantec WINDOWS INSTALLER EDITOR 8.0 Reference

Testing and Running An Installation

Testing An Installation

Windows Installer Editor Reference
Testing An Installation on page 80
Running An Installation on page 81
Running the Debugger on page 437
To test an installation, you can:
Test the installation, which appears to run but does not install files or change the
system.
See Testing An Installation
Debug the installation in an .MSI debugger, which lets you step through the
installation while viewing the property values and other table data. This actually
runs the installation, and lets you see exactly what it is doing at any time.
See Running the Debugger
Run the installation on your computer, which installs files and changes the system.
See Running An Installation
Run the installation and install it into a virtual layer. After you test the installation,
you can then delete the layer to restore your computer to its original state.
See Running An Installation
Note
When working in a .WSI, you can set the installation to generate more than one
installation program by adding releases to the Releases page. If you test, debug, or run
an installation that contains multiple releases, you are prompted to select a release.
You run an installation in test mode, which does not install files or change the system.
This lets you run through the user interface and logic of an installation without making
changes.
To test an installation
1. Click Test at the lower right of the main window.
2. If you have added command lines to the Command Line page, a menu appears with
further options. The menu contains the names of all command lines you created.
You can test with a command line by selecting its name. To avoid having to select
from the button menu, press Ctrl+T to test with no command line.
3. If you are working in a .WSI that contains multiple releases, you are prompted to
select one.
The installation is compiled and run in test mode.
Note
If you change the installation and then test it, but the change is not apparent, close the
installation. Reopen it and compile it, and then run it again.
Working With Wise Installation Files
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