InstallShield 2019
Project • This information applies to the following project types:
| • | Basic MSI |
| • | InstallScript MSI |
| • | QuickPatch |
InstallShield lets you use custom information for the version resources of the Update.exe update launcher. The information is displayed on the Properties dialog box for the update launcher; this Properties dialog box opens when end users right-click the Update.exe file and then click Properties.
Note • The Properties dialog box is different on different versions of Windows. For example, on Windows 7 systems, the version resource information is displayed on the Details tab of the Properties dialog box. However, on Windows XP systems, the version resource information is displayed on the Version tab of that dialog box.
Also note that some versions of Windows do not show some settings on the Properties dialog box.
To see screen shots of the Properties dialog box for a Setup.exe file (which looks the same as the Properties dialog box for an Update.exe file), see Customizing File Properties for the Setup Launcher.
To override the default InstallShield values for the Update.exe settings with your own custom values:
| 1. | The procedure depends on whether you are creating a standard patch or a QuickPatch package. |
If you are creating a standard patch in a Basic MSI or InstallScript MSI project:
| a. | In the View List under Media, click Patch Design. |
| b. | In the Patch Design explorer, select the patch configuration that you want to configure. |
If you are creating a QuickPatch package:
| a. | In the View List under Patch Settings, click General Information. |
| b. | In the General Information explorer, click Build Settings. |
| 2. | Click the Advanced tab, and then find the Update Launcher Settings area. |
| 3. | In the following settings, enter the values that you want to use for the properties of your Update.exe file. |
| • | Company Name |
| • | Product Name |
| • | Product Version |
| • | Description |
| • | Copyright |
Tip • The Product Version setting updates the file version and the product version for Update.exe. Note that the file version always contains four fields. If you specify fewer than four fields, the remaining fields are filled with zeros. For example, if you specify a product version of 1.1, the file version that is used in the version resources of Update.exe is 1.1.0.0.
If you leave the update launcher settings blank, InstallShield uses the default InstallShield values.
See Also
Specifying Whether to Build an Update.exe Update Launcher for a Patch
Specifying Whether to Build an Update.exe Update Launcher for a QuickPatch Package
Advanced Tab (in the Patch Design view)
Advanced Tab (in a QuickPatch project)
InstallShield 2019 Help LibraryApril 2019 |
Copyright Information | Flexera |