Windows Installer Editor Reference
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Setting Up
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Show merge module components
Mark this to view the files and registry entries from merge modules in Installation
Expert. You can only view merge module components in an .MSI. By default, these
items are hidden.
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Listbox Compatibility Mode
If your computer has certain video drivers, you might have problems selecting items
from list boxes within Windows Installer Editor. If items that you select from list
boxes are continually misinterpreted by Windows Installer Editor, mark this check
box to eliminate list box problems.
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Expand all features on Features page
Display Feature title instead of name on Features page
Display hidden features on Features page
These check boxes determine how features are displayed on the Features page. You
can override these settings using the right-click menu on that page.
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Display the page view associated with a project when a project is opened
Mark this to display an installation project’s default page view when the installation
opens. If you clear this check box, the page view in Installation Expert does not
change when you open a project regardless of its associated page view.
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Use advanced drawing routines (restart required)
If a black box appears at the bottom of the Installation Expert page group list,
cutting off the last several pages in the list, mark this check box and restart your
computer to eliminate the problem.
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Display Project Summary Page when a project is opened
Mark this to have the Project Summary page appear when an installation is opened.
See also:
Setting Options
on page 33
Setting Merge Module Directories
You can set default directories for storing merge modules.
You can store merge modules on a local drive or a shared network drive. When you add
a merge module to an installation, you can select from the merge modules in the
directories you specify here. When you use the Download Redistributables wizard, you
can download merge modules to directories you specify here.
You can use merge modules that are in the Software Manager database, which helps
ensure that team members always access approved versions of merge modules. (Not
available in Standard Edition.)
To set options:
Select Tools menu > Options and click the Merge Modules tab.
You also can access these options when you add a merge module to an installation; click
the Directories button on the Select Merge Module dialog box.
See
Adding a Merge Module to an Installation
on page 338.
Complete the tab.