About the Virtualization Assistant Tabs

InstallShield 2018

Edition • The Microsoft App-V Assistant is included in the Premier Edition of InstallShield.

When you create a new Basic MSI or MSI Database project, the Microsoft App-V tab is displayed in the InstallShield interface. The home page of the Assistant has a diagram that illustrates the process of creating a virtual application using that technology.

You can work within this Assistant to create a project and configure its options and requirements. You can also use the Project Assistant or the Installation Designer to define the traditional Windows Installer version of your product installation.

How the Microsoft App-V Assistant Works

When you create a new Basic MSI or MSI Database project, the Microsoft App-V tab is displayed in the InstallShield interface.

The Project Assistant tab and the Installation Designer tab show the underlying framework for your product’s Windows Installer–based installation. Some of these product elements are also displayed in the Microsoft App-V Assistant, where you can configure a virtual application’s options and requirements.

Integration with the Project Assistant and the Installation Designer

Information that you enter in the Microsoft App-V Assistant is saved directly to the underlying project file. The Microsoft App-V Assistant, Project Assistant, and Installation Designer run simultaneously. Any changes that you make in one are reflected instantly in the other. For example, if you remove a file through the Microsoft App-V Assistant, that file is no longer available in your project, and it does not appear in the Project Assistant or the Installation Designer.

See Also

Opening the Installation Designer

Showing or Hiding the Virtualization Assistants

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