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Windows Installer Editor Reference
Editing General File Details
To edit general file details
1.
Do one of the following:
In Installation Expert: On the Files or Web Files page, select one or more files
and click Details.
In the Visual Studio integrated editor, you also can use the Visual Studio
Solution page.
In Setup Editor: On the Components or Features tab, select one or more files
and select Details from the right-click menu.
The File Details or Multiple Files dialog box appears.
2.
Click the General tab.
3.
Complete the dialog box:
Long Filename
(File Details dialog box only.) The name of the file as displayed on computers
running Windows 95 and later.
Short Filename
(File Details dialog box only.) The 8.3 file name as displayed in DOS or under
older versions of Windows. Specify the short name your application will look for
if it is installed on a shared network directory that doesn't support long file
names.
Source Pathname
The full path of the file on your computer. If this is blank, or if it is just a file
name with no path, you might be working in an .MSI, which encapsulates the
file itself.
Font Name
(File Details dialog box only.) The name of the font contained in the file, if it is a
font file.
Read Only
Make the file read-only on the destination computer.
Hidden
Make the file hidden on the destination computer.
System
Designate this file as a system file on the destination computer.
Vital
Mark this if this file must be installed correctly for the installation to succeed. If
the file cannot be installed for any reason, the installation fails.
Add to Hash Table
(Not available for multiple files.)
If this is an unversioned file, mark this to create an entry for this file in the
MsiFileHash table. Windows Installer version 2.0 or later uses file hashing to
detect and eliminate unnecessary file copying during reinstalls and repairs. It
does this by comparing a file hash stored in the MsiFileHash table to a hash of
an existing file on the destination computer. See MsiFileHash Table in the
Windows Installer SDK Help.
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