Target System Requirements
InstallShield 2020
You can use InstallShield to rapidly build, test, and deploy installations that target Windows-based systems.
Requirements For Desktop Computers
Operating System
Project:For all project types except for Suites (Advanced UI, and Suite/Advanced UI project types), Windows XP SP3 and Windows Server 2003 SP2 are the minimum versions of Windows that are required for target systems that run the installations that are created in InstallShield. For Suites, Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 are the minimum versions of Windows that are required for target systems.
Target systems must meet the following minimum operating system requirement:
| • | Windows XP SP3 |
| • | Windows Server 2003 SP2 |
| • | Windows Vista |
| • | Windows Server 2008 |
| • | Windows 7 |
| • | Windows Server 2008 R2 |
| • | Windows 8 |
| • | Windows Server 2012 |
| • | Windows 8.1 |
| • | Windows Server 2012 R2 |
| • | Windows 10 |
| • | Windows Server 2016 |
| • | Windows Server 2019 |
Target systems must also support the SSE2 instruction set.
Installer Engine Requirements
The minimum target system requirements for the various installer engines are as follows.
|
Installer Engine |
Operating System and Other Requirements |
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Windows Installer 5.0 (This is not available as a redistributable.) |
Windows 7 or later, Windows Server 2008 R2 or later |
|
Windows Installer 4.5 |
Windows XP SP2 or later, Windows Server 2003 SP1 or later |
|
Windows Installer 4.0 (This is not available as a redistributable.) |
Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008 |
|
Windows Installer 3.1 |
Windows 2000 SP3 or later, Windows Server 2003 or later |
|
Windows Installer 3.0 |
Windows 2000 SP3 or later, Windows Server 2003 or later |
|
Windows Installer 2.0 |
Windows 95 or later (Note that InstallShield does not include support for Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT 4, or Windows Me.) |
|
Suite/Advanced UI |
Windows Vista or later, and Windows Server 2008 or later |
|
Advanced UI |
Windows Vista or later, and Windows Server 2008 or later |
|
InstallScript |
Windows XP SP3 or later, Windows Server 2003 SP2 or later |
For more information about Windows Installer redistributables, see Adding Windows Installer Redistributables to Projects.
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