Configuring a Release that Includes InstallShield Prerequisites

InstallShield 2024

Project: This information applies to the following project types:

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Basic MSI

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InstallScript

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InstallScript MSI

When you package a Basic MSI or InstallScript MSI installation that includes InstallShield prerequisites, you can use any one of the following methods for supplying the InstallShield prerequisite files to end users:

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Store the InstallShield prerequisite files on the source media.

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Compress the InstallShield prerequisite files into Setup.exe, to be extracted at run time, as needed.

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If necessary, your installation can download the InstallShield prerequisite files that are included in your project from the URL that is specified in the InstallShield prerequisite file (.prq) for each prerequisite.

For InstallScript installations that include InstallShield prerequisites, the methods that are available are slightly different:

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Store the InstallShield prerequisite files on the source media or in Setup.exe, depending on how you configure the settings for the release.

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If needed, your installation can download the InstallShield prerequisite files included in your project from the URL specified in the InstallShield prerequisite (.prq) file for each prerequisite.

You can specify different methods for each InstallShield prerequisite in your project. To learn more, see Specifying a Run-Time Location for a Specific InstallShield Prerequisite.

You can also override individual methods at the release level if you want all of the InstallShield prerequisites in a release to be available through the same method. For more information, see Specifying the Run-Time Location for InstallShield Prerequisites at the Release Level.

You can configure an InstallShield prerequisite so that it is installed either before or after any installation of the Windows Installer engine and the .NET Framework. For more information, see Specifying Parameters for Installing an InstallShield Prerequisite.