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Setup.exe (InstallScript Projects)

InstallShield 2015

Setup.exe is the main installation executable file; it performs installation initialization and launches the installation engine to execute the installation on the target system.

When you create and build a release, Setup.exe and other setup engine redistributable files are placed in the Disk1 folder. You must ship these files on Disk1 of your distribution media.

Note: You can rename Setup.exe to any valid file name, such as Install.exe. Note that for the installation to be launched by another installation using the DoInstall function, the launched installation’s Setup.ini file must have the new file name in the [Startup] section’s LauncherName key.

You can pass command-line options directly to Setup.exe, or you can place them in Setup.ini. For testing purposes, while you are using InstallShield, you can pass command-line options to Setup.exe through the Run/Debug tab of the Settings dialog box, which is displayed when you click Settings on the Build menu.

Note: A self-extracting executable file accepts any command-line parameter that Setup.exe accepts.

For a list of supported parameters, see Setup.exe and Update.exe Command-Line Parameters.