Specifying a Product Name

InstallShield 2016

Enter the name of your product in the Product Name setting of the General Information view. The name that you enter should be the name of the product for which you are creating an installation. This value is used throughout your project, in various instances; for example:

The name of the source file folder under the project location
In Basic MSI and InstallScript MSI projects: the name of the Windows Installer package (.msi file) that InstallShield builds by default
In run-time dialogs
Under the informational registry key in accordance with Windows logo requirements. The informational values are found in the following location and are used in Add or Remove Programs to enable an end user to change or remove your product.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\ProductCode

Since it will be incorporated into the paths for your source files, the product name cannot contain any of the following characters: \ / : * ? " < > | . -

Tip • In an InstallScript or InstallScript MSI project, you can use the UNINSTALL_DISPLAYNAME variable to specify a different product display name in Add or Remove Programs.

For Basic MSI and InstallScript MSI projects—If you do not want to use the product name for the .msi package file name, you can use the MSI Package File Name setting on the General tab for a product configuration in the Releases view and specify a different .msi file name. Note that if you want to be able to release minor upgrades or small updates to update your product, the previous and latest versions of your installation must have the same .msi package name. Attempting to perform a minor upgrade or a small update when the .msi file name has changed can lead to Windows Installer run-time error 1316.

Caution • If you want to include an ampersand (&) in your product name, you must use two ampersands (&&) to display the name properly in end user dialogs. For example, to display New & Improved Product, you should enter the product name as New && Improved Product.

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