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10. Open the resulting package in Windows Installer Editor to view the converted file
and to resolve reported problems.
Pages in Installation Expert, such as the Files page, are populated based on the
contents of the source installation. If you converted a .WSE, files are referenced
from their original locations. If you converted an .EXE, files from the converted
installation are now stored in and referenced from the directory you specified in
Extract Directory.
InstallShield Professional Conversion Guidelines
You can use Legacy Setup Conversion to convert an installation script project (.IPR) that
was created in version 5.5 or later of InstallShield® Professional to a Windows Installer
package.
Guidelines
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If you do not have access to the script project file but you do have an installation
.EXE created in InstallShield Developer version 7 or 8, you can import it directly into
the Software Manager database without repackaging it. For more information, see
Importing an InstallShield Developer Executable in the Software Manager Help.
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Because InstallShield Professional installations are based on a different technology
than Windows Installer, not all elements of the source installation are converted to
Windows Installer format:
The installation is built from the configuration files defined by the .IPR. Files,
registry keys, and shortcuts are converted. The Product Name, Product Version,
and Company Name Properties are also converted. File source paths are
retained.
The .RUL file, which controls how the resources are installed, cannot be
converted. Add custom actions to the new package to replace any custom logic
in the .RUL file.
Only InstallShield projects that use English in their dialog boxes can be
converted.
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All the files available to the original InstallShield installation must be available to the
converted Windows Installer package at the same locations.
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Resources are organized into features based on groups in the resource lists. To
retain the organization in the InstallShield project, components are organized into
separate features, with FileGroups as child features.
Converting an InstallShield Professional
Installation
To convert an InstallShield Professional installation
1. Do one of the following:
On the Projects tab, click the Run link to the right of the task or tool associated
with Legacy Setup Conversion. This tool might skip pages or populate fields
based on command-line options defined in Process Templates Setup.
On the Tools tab, double-click Legacy Setup Conversion.
