Windows Installer Editor Reference
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Assembling an Installation
Verb
Enter or select the action to be performed when the end user selects the
corresponding command from the right-click menu.
Command
Enter the command as it should appear on the right-click menu.
This entry is added to the text strings on the Languages page and can be
localized.
See
About the Languages Page
on page 287.
Argument
Enter command-line options that will be passed to the executable file when the
action is performed. The default (%1) is a Windows variable that holds the path
of the file that was opened.
4. Click OK.
Selecting MIME Types
Use the MIME Types tab to select the MIME types to associate with your extension.
To select MIME types
1. Click the MIME Types tab on the File Associations Details dialog box.
See
Adding File Associations
on page 176.
2. Complete the dialog box:
Show All
Mark this to display all available MIME types on your computer. To associate a
MIME type with an extension, click its check box. If you are an experienced
Windows Installer developer, you can add MIME types using the MIME table in
Setup Editor.
Show Associated
Mark this to display the MIME types currently associated with the selected file
extension. To disassociate a MIME type, clear its check box.
3. Click OK.
Services Page
Use the Services page to define applications to be installed as a service. You also can
start, stop, and delete services that are installed on the destination computer. For
information on coding an application to run as a service, consult Microsoft developer
documentation.
Application files that can be installed as a service are: .EXE, .VXD, .SYS, or .386.
Adding a Service to the Destination Computer
You can add a service to an installation from Installation Expert or Setup Editor.
After you add a service, you can set options to start, stop, and delete services on the
destination computer.
See
Controlling Services on the Destination Computer
.
