Run-Time Requirements for IIS Support
InstallShield 2019
Project • This information applies to the following project types:
IIS support in InstallShield installations works only if IIS is installed on the target machine and the end user has administrative privileges.
During the installation of a package that includes IIS settings, an InstallShield installation checks for the existence of IIS on the target machine. If IIS is not installed, the installation displays a dialog informing the end user that they do not have IIS installed. The dialog gives the end user the option to abort, retry, or ignore:
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If the end user chooses to abort, the installation stops. |
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If the end user installs IIS and then chooses to retry, the installation checks for IIS again, and continues with the installation. If the end user does not install IIS but still chooses to retry, the installation checks for IIS again and then displays the dialog again. |
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If the end user chooses to ignore, the installation continues, but IIS Web sites, applications, virtual directories, and other IIS elements are not configured. |
Note • InstallShield does not support the creation of Web sites on target machines other than the one on which the installation is running.
Project • If you are creating an application pool in an InstallScript project and you want the application pool to be associated with a virtual directory, application, or Web site, you must create the application pool and the virtual directory, application, or Web site within the same component. If you do this, the application pool is created before the virtual directory, application, or Web site is created. This is a requirement of IIS 6 and later, and it is not a limitation for Basic MSI, DIM, InstallScript MSI, or Merge Module projects.
See Also
Determining Which Version of IIS Is Installed
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