Before You Begin
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The “Before You Begin” section of the InstallShield Help Library contains information that is helpful to installation authors as they create new installation projects with InstallShield. The topics provide background information on Windows Installer, the Windows logo program, INSTALLDIR, TARGETDIR, and other areas of installation development.
This section includes the following topics:
| • | Requirements for the Windows Logo Program |
| • | Introduction to Windows Installer |
| • | Minimizing the Number of User Account Control Prompts During Installation |
| • | Setting an Application’s Disk Usage |
| • | INSTALLDIR vs. TARGETDIR |
| • | Preventing the Current Installation from Overwriting a Future Major Version of the Same Product |
| • | Preparing Installations for Non-Administrator Patches |
| • | Settings for Platforms and Platform Suites |
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