Specifying Operating System Requirements in the Project Assistant

InstallShield 2016

Project • The ability to specify operating system requirements in the Project Assistant is available in the following project types:

When you specify operating system requirements on the Installation Requirements page of the Project Assistant, InstallShield creates launch conditions. These conditions are added to the LaunchCondition table of your .msi file; you can view and edit this table in the Direct Editor.

How InstallShield Creates the Operating System Launch Conditions

When you specify operating system requirements on the Installation Requirements page, you are essentially excluding operating systems that do not support your application.

For example, if you select only the check box for the latest Windows operating system, InstallShield creates a launch condition to exclude the operating systems that you did not select on the Installation Requirements page. With this type of launch condition, future versions of Windows operating systems are supported automatically because they are not excluded in the launch condition.

See Also

Creating Custom Installation Requirements

When Does the Installation Check for Requirements?

Settings for Platforms and Platform Suites

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