Windows Installer Editor Reference
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Defining an Installation Project
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Default Directory
During installation, this directory is displayed to the end user on the Destination
Folder dialog box, and the end user can change the default location for the
application. (The Destination Folder dialog box is called the Single Feature
Destination dialog box in Windows Installer Editor.) This defaults to the first
directory you create on the Files or Web Files page. To change the default directory,
select its value, click the Change button, and select a new directory.
See
Setting the Default Installation Directory
on page 88.
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Package Path
(Read-only.) This displays the installation file’s location.
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Repository ID
(Read-only.) This displays the package’s unique identifier in the Wise Software
Repository, which Windows Installer Editor generates in the form of a GUID. This ID
is generated when you save or compile an installation after entering the application
and package names. It is also generated when you import a package in Software
Manager, if it does not already exist.
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Product Code
Every Windows Installer installation must have a unique product code, which is used
as the principal identification for the application. Windows Installer Editor generates
a product code in the form of a GUID, which ensures that no two applications ever
have the same product code. To change the product code:
Select its value and click the Change button.
On the dialog box that appears, click Yes to change the product code and the
upgrade code, or click No to change just the product code. If the installation is
an upgrade of an existing installation, then change the product code only.
See
Upgrades
on page 305.
Changing the product code also changes the package code. For information on
the product and package codes, see ProductCode Property, Package Codes, and
Product Codes in the Windows Installer SDK Help.
See
About GUIDs
on page 497.
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Application Type
Specify whether this is a standard Win32 or a .NET installation. This also determines
how Windows Installer Editor handles COM interoperability registry entries. This
defaults to the Default Application Type that is specified in Wise Options.
See
Setting .NET Assembly Options
on page 35.
The ability to create .NET installations is supported only by Windows Installer 2.0 or
later.
Win 32 (non .NET)
Select this if this is a standard Win32 installation without .NET assemblies.
.NET Application
Select this if this is a .NET installation with only .NET elements.
Mixed (.NET and Win32)
Select this if this installation contains both Win32 and .NET elements. When this
option is selected, the Generate COM interop registry keys for .NET
Assembly check box on the File Details dialog box > Self-registration tab is
marked by default for all .NET assemblies you add to this installation. The
