QuickPatch Projects
InstallShield 2022
A QuickPatch project is a specific type of project recommended for installation authors who want to ship small, single updates to their users. Changes that are more extensive such as adding custom actions and changing .ini data typically require a standard patch.
QuickPatch authoring provides a simple alternative to creating a patch configuration in the Patch Design view, even though it provides less customization. Fundamentally, both patch creation methods produce the same deliverable types: .msp and .exe files.
With a QuickPatch, you can do any of the following:
| • | Add new files to the original installation or an earlier QuickPatch. |
| • | Delete files in the original installation. |
| • | Delete files that were added with a previous QuickPatch. |
| • | Perform the same set of above operations on registry entries. |
| • | Remove custom actions that were included with the original installation but that do not apply to the current QuickPatch project. |
The creation of a QuickPatch project always begins with the Create New QuickPatch Wizard. After you have completed the wizard, you can configure the QuickPatch project settings once the project opens in InstallShield.
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