InstallShield 2022 R2
The InstallShield 2022 R2 release includes the following enhancements:
| • | Ability to Specify Additional Parameters on the Windows Package Manager Tab of the Prerequisite Editor |
| • | New ARM and ARM64 Options Added to the Prerequisite Condition Dialog Box |
| • | New /update Setup.exe Command-Line Parameter |
| • | New Setting on Build Tab to Support Passive Installation |
Ability to Specify Additional Parameters on the Windows Package Manager Tab of the Prerequisite Editor
On the Windows Package Manager tab of the InstallShield Prerequisite Editor, where you specify the Windows Package Manager (WPM) package you want to install as a prerequisite to your product, InstallShield 2022 R2 introduces a new feature named Additional Parameters.
This new feature lets you to specify any additional parameter which you want to pass while installing the package from the Windows Package Manager. This new feature helps you to accept any required confirmation during installation of a package and makes the installation successful.
Note:This change was tracked in issue IOK-708108
New ARM and ARM64 Options Added to the Prerequisite Condition Dialog Box
On the Prerequisite Condition dialog box, when you select the Set up is running on a specified platform condition type, and you select the Custom option for the platform, InstallShield 2022 R2 introduces the following two new filter options under Process Architecture:
| • | ARM |
| • | ARM64 |
Note:This change was tracked in issue IOK-753424.
New /update Setup.exe Command-Line Parameter
The Setup.exe setup launcher for Advanced UI and Suite/Advanced UI installations can accept a number of command-line parameters. In InstallShield 2022 R2, there is a new /update command-line parameter which can be used when performing an update of a Suite/Advanced UI installation in silent mode.
To install updates (if available) with no UI interaction and without displaying a progress bar, use:
setup.exe /silent /update
Note:This change was tracked in issue IOJ-2210989.
New Setting on Build Tab to Support Passive Installation
In InstallShield 2022 R2, there is a new setting on the Setup.exe tab of the Releases view named Install using Minimum UI which you can use to make the installation of a Suite/Advanced installer runs in a passive mode. Passive mode refers to installing with minimal user interface.
| • | When this setting is set to Yes, the installation of a Suite/Advanced installer runs in a passive mode. |
| • | If this setting is set to No, the installation of a Suite/Advanced installer runs in a normal mode. By default, this setting is set to No. |
Note:This change was tracked in issue IOJ-2211314.