Wise Installation Studio/Express Getting Started Guide
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Installing Wise Installation Studio\Express
Connecting to a Wise Software Repository
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Wise Installation Studio only
You can connect to a Wise Software Repository that has been configured for an
installation of Wise Package Studio 8.0 or later.
When you connect to a Wise Software Repository:
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The default locations for Windows Installer installation resources are set to
subdirectories of the share point directory that is associated with the repository.
See Installation Resources and Their Locations in the Windows Installer Editor Help.
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Repository-related features in Windows Installer Editor are enabled.
To connect to a Wise Software Repository, use the Repository Client Manager.
See Connecting to a Wise Software Repository in the Windows Installer Editor Help.
See also:
Using a Wise Package Studio Repository in the Windows Installer Editor Help
Converting an Evaluation Version to a Production
Version
You can convert an evaluation version of Wise Installation Studio or Wise Installation
Express to a production version without uninstalling the product.
To convert an evaluation version to a production version
1. Purchase the product and obtain a production serial number.
2. Start any Wise Installation Studio or Wise Installation Express tool and click Serial
Number on the Evaluation dialog box.
3. Enter the production serial number and click OK.
The evaluation version is converted to a production version. When you start a tool, the
Evaluation dialog box no longer appears.
Starting the Software
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Wise Installation Studio
Select Start menu > Programs > Symantec > Wise Installation Studio, and then
select the tool to start.
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Wise Installation Express
Select Start menu > Programs > Symantec > Wise Installation Express > Windows
Installer Editor.
For instructions on using each tool, see its documentation.