Windows Installer Editor Reference
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Working With Dialogs
To create a new installation that contains the Logon Information
dialog box
1. Select File menu > New.
2. In the Categories list, select Predefined Templates.
3. In the Templates/Tools list, select Server Application and click OK.
4. In Setup Editor > Dialogs tab, select the Logon Information dialog and edit the
dialog box text as needed to communicate its purpose to the end user who installs
your application.
To add the Logon Information dialog box to any installation
1. In Setup Editor > Dialogs tab, expand the Install Dialogs tree, then expand the
Welcome Dialog Wizard tree.
2. Right-click on a dialog box under the Welcome Dialog Wizard and select New >
Dialog.
3. On the Select Dialog Type dialog box, select Logon Information and click Next.
4. Step through the wizard to create a new dialog box.
See
Creating a New Dialog
on page 410.
5. Edit the dialog box text as needed to communicate the purpose of the user account
to the end user who installs your application.
Guidelines for using the Logon Information dialog box
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Make sure you customize the text on the Logon Information dialog box to
communicate the logon information’s purpose to the end user.
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If the end user chooses to create a new user, the end user must have user creation
privileges on the server or domain.
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If the end user creates a user with this dialog box, then cancels the installation, the
created user still exists and is not deleted.
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During installation, the end user cannot progress through the installation until a
valid NT account is entered on this dialog box. There is no mechanism for the end
user to skip this part of the installation.
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Do not use this dialog box to capture logon information to be used in a SQL Server
connection string on the SQL Server Scripts page; the Microsoft SQL Server logon
mechanism prevents this from working.
See also:
Adding a Service to the Destination Computer
on page 157
About Web Installations
on page 245
Obtaining Logon Information From a Dialog
on page 425
About the SQL Connection Dialog
Add the SQL Connection dialog box to an installation to:
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Let the end user select a SQL Server name and security credentials to generate a
valid SQL Server connection string.
