InstallShield Prerequisites Panel
The InstallShield Prerequisites panel is displayed if your project contains one or more InstallShield prerequisites.
Use this panel to specify where the InstallShield prerequisites are located. Available options are as follows.
Tip:If you want to use the locations that are specified for each individual InstallShield prerequisite, you must select the Following Individual Selections option for the InstallShield Prerequisites Locations setting on the Setup.exe tab in the Releases view. For more information, see Specifying a Run-Time Location for a Specific InstallShield Prerequisite.
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Description |
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Download prerequisites from the Web |
Download all of the InstallShield prerequisite files included in your project (if necessary) from the URL specified in the InstallShield prerequisite (.prq) file for each prerequisite. Tip:This option is recommended if your installation will be downloaded from the Internet and you want to minimize the package size and download time. An InstallShield prerequisite will not be downloaded if the correct version is already present on the target machine. |
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Extract prerequisites from Setup.exe |
Compress the InstallShield prerequisite files into Setup.exe, to be extracted at run time, if necessary. Tip:Select this option if the entire installation must be self-contained in Setup.exe. Note that the Download prerequisites from the Web option results in smaller installations and shorter download time; however, the Extract engine from Setup.exe option provides for a completely self-contained installation. |
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Copy prerequisites from source media |
Store the InstallShield prerequisite files on the source media. Tip:Use this option if the installation will be run uncompressed from fixed media—CD, DVD, or local network. |
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Follow individual selections |
Use the locations that are specified for each individual setup prerequisite’s properties in the Redistributables or Prerequisites view. For more information, see Specifying a Run-Time Location for a Specific InstallShield Prerequisite. |
Note:If an InstallShield prerequisite is added to a project as a dependency of another prerequisite, the location for the prerequisite dependency follows the location setting of the prerequisite that requires it.