InstallShield Virtualization Suitability Suite

InstallShield 2024

Project: This information applies to the following project types:

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Basic MSI

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InstallScript MSI

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MSI Database

InstallShield includes a set of validators called the InstallShield Virtualization Suitability Suite. The InstallShield Virtualization Suitability validators (ISVICEs) in this suite help you check your project’s suitability for various virtualization technologies.

The following table lists the ISVICEs that are available in InstallShield.

ISVICEs
ISICE	Project Type	Technology	Description
ISVICE01	Basic MSI, InstallScript MSI, MSI Database	App-V 4.x, App-V 5.x, Server App-V, ThinApp, XenApp	Checks for the presence of files that may normally be part of the Windows operating system.
ISVICE02	Basic MSI, InstallScript MSI, MSI Database	App-V 4.x, App-V 5.x, Server App-V, ThinApp, XenApp	Checks for the presence of device driver files.
ISVICE03	Basic MSI, InstallScript MSI, MSI Database	App-V 4.x, App-V 5.x, Server App-V, ThinApp, XenApp	Checks for the presence of ClickOnce deployment files.
ISVICE04	Basic MSI, InstallScript MSI, MSI Database	App-V 4.x, App-V 5.x, ThinApp, XenApp	Checks for the presence of files that are part of ASP.NET/IIS applications.
ISVICE05	Basic MSI, InstallScript MSI, MSI Database	App-V 4.x, App-V 5.x, ThinApp, XenApp	Checks for the presence of files that are part of WMI providers.
ISVICE06	Basic MSI, InstallScript MSI, MSI Database	App-V 4.x, App-V 5.x, Server App-V, ThinApp, XenApp	Checks for the presence of files that are part of J2EE application servers.
ISVICE07	Basic MSI, InstallScript MSI, MSI Database	App-V 4.x, App-V 5.x, Server App-V, ThinApp, XenApp	Checks for the presence of files that are part of applications that may not work when virtualized.
ISVICE08	Basic MSI, InstallScript MSI, MSI Database	App-V 4.x, App-V 5.x, Server App-V, ThinApp, XenApp	Checks for the presence of files that are part of applications that are known to fail when virtualized.
ISVICE09	Basic MSI, InstallScript MSI, MSI Database	App-V 4.x, App-V 5.x, ThinApp, XenApp	Checks for the presence of InstallShield IIS support indicating that an ASP.NET/IIS application is installed.
ISVICE10	Basic MSI, InstallScript MSI, MSI Database	App-V 4.x, App-V 5.x, Server App-V, ThinApp, XenApp	Checks for the presence of drivers installed through the MsiDriverPackages table.
ISVICE11	Basic MSI, InstallScript MSI, MSI Database	App-V 4.x, App-V 5.x, ThinApp, XenApp	Checks the package to ensure that it contains at least one shortcut.
ISVICE12	Basic MSI, InstallScript MSI, MSI Database	App-V 4.x, App-V 5.x, Server App-V, ThinApp, XenApp	Checks for the presence of shell extensions.
ISVICE13	Basic MSI, InstallScript MSI, MSI Database	App-V 4.x, Server App-V, ThinApp, XenApp	Checks for the presence of URL protocol handlers.
ISVICE14	Basic MSI, InstallScript MSI, MSI Database	App-V 4.x, Server App-V, ThinApp, XenApp	Checks for the presence of support for the Default Programs list.
ISVICE15	Basic MSI, InstallScript MSI, MSI Database	App-V 4.x, App-V 5.x, ThinApp, XenApp	Checks for the presence of boot start services.
ISVICE16	Basic MSI, InstallScript MSI, MSI Database	App-V 4.x, Server App-V, XenApp	Checks to ensure that the total installed file size is less than 4 GB.
ISVICE17	Basic MSI, InstallScript MSI, MSI Database	App-V 4.x, App-V 5.x, ThinApp, XenApp	Checks for the usage of the Windows Installer COM+ tables.
ISVICE18	Basic MSI, InstallScript MSI, MSI Database	App-V 4.x, App-V 5.x, ThinApp, XenApp	Checks for the presence of COM DLL surrogate files.
ISVICE19	Basic MSI, InstallScript MSI, MSI Database	ThinApp, XenApp	Checks to see if this is a 64-bit package. ThinApp and XenApp do not support 64-bit applications.