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General Information Page

Windows Installer Editor Reference
4. Mark Change Feature configurable directories to have any features that
explicitly reference the default directory change when you select a new default
directory.
To see if a feature explicitly references a directory, double-click the feature name on
the Features page. If the Directory field does not contain <none>, then the
feature explicitly references a directory.
5. Click OK.
Use the General Information page to set the summary information and the required
Windows Installer version for the installation file. End users can see the summary
information by right-clicking the compiled .MSI or .EXE in Windows Explorer and
selecting Properties.
Note
In Windows Vista and later, the file Properties dialog box does not contain summary
information.
For information on summary items, see Summary Property Descriptions in the Windows
Installer SDK Help.
Select Installation Expert > General Information and complete the page:
Title
Enter the name of the application. This field often includes a version number.
Subject
Enter a brief description of the application.
Author
Enter the author or publisher of the application. This field often includes a copyright
notice.
Keywords
Enter a list of keywords that the end user can use to search for this installation in
Windows Explorer.
Installer Version
(Read-only.) This displays the minimum Windows Installer version required on the
destination computer to run this installation. This is not the version of the
application. If the destination computer has an earlier version of Windows Installer,
the installation fails.
To change this version, select Setup Editor > Product tab, click the Summary icon in
the left pane, and double-click Minimum Installer Version in the upper-right pane.
If this is a 64-bit installation, the minimum version of Windows Installer is set to
2.00 or later. Do not change this value in a 64-bit installation.
Microsoft Restrictions:
Windows Installer version 3.0 requires Windows 2000 SP 3 or later, Windows XP,
or Windows 2003.
Windows Installer version 4.0 requires Windows Vista or later.
Defining an Installation Project
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