Original Setup Package Panel

InstallShield 2024 » Create New QuickPatch Wizard

Project: This information applies to QuickPatch projects.

If you are building a QuickPatch project for an existing Windows Installer installation, use the Original Setup Package panel to specify the location of the .msi file. The original installation is the base installation for the new patch. The Create New QuickPatch Wizard creates a patch that can update this installation.

If the original installation is compressed, InstallShield creates an uncompressed image of that installation. The Original Setup Package panel enables you to specify the path for the uncompressed base image.

Note:Once your project has been created and opened in InstallShield, there is no way to change the path to the base installation. Therefore, if you want to patch a different installation, you must run through the Create New QuickPatch Wizard again to create a new QuickPatch project.

Panel Options

Original Setup Package Panel Options
Option	Description
Original Setup	Specify the location of the original/base installation or click the Browse button. The Create New QuickPatch Wizard creates a project that can validate this installation. If your original installation is uncompressed, click Finish to open your QuickPatch project in InstallShield.
Decompress Path	Note:This option is not available if the original installation is uncompressed.Specify a path that should contain the decompressed image. If you do not specify a path, the following location is used as the default: <ISProjectDataFolder>\BaseImage.

Click Finish to close the Create New QuickPatch Wizard and open your new QuickPatch project in InstallShield.

Caution:You cannot decompress installations that span multiple disks from a local or network drive. You will need to find an alternate method of decompressing the installation.