INSTALLDIR vs. TARGETDIR

InstallShield 2016

INSTALLDIR represents the main product installation directory for a Basic MSI and InstallScript MSI installations, such as the end user launching Setup.exe or your .msi database.

TARGETDIR represents the installation directory for an InstallScript installation, or for an administrative Windows Installer–based installation (when the user runs Setup.exe or MsiExec.exe with the /a command-line switch).

In an InstallScript MSI project, the InstallScript variable MSI_TARGETDIR stores the target of an administrative installation.

See Also

Setting the Default Product Destination Folder (INSTALLDIR)

Setup.exe and Update.exe Command-Line Parameters

TARGETDIR (InstallScript Variable)

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