Media View

InstallShield 2024

Project: The Media view is available in the following project types:

Advanced UI
Basic MSI
DIM
InstallScript
InstallScript MSI
InstallScript Object
Merge Module
Suite/Advanced UI

The final step in creating your installation project is to build and test your installation. InstallShield provides you with many different media types to choose from, as well as the ability to test your installation from within InstallShield.

Path Variables

Project: The Path Variables view is available in the following project types:

Advanced UI
Basic MSI
DIM
InstallScript
InstallScript MSI
InstallScript Object
Merge Module
QuickPatch
Suite/Advanced UI
MSIX

With path variables, you can define commonly used paths in a central location so that you do not need to change every source file’s path each time you move the project or change the directory structure.

Upgrades

Project: The Upgrades view is available in the following project types:

Basic MSI
InstallScript MSI
MSI Database
Transform

The Upgrades view provides a visual, integrated method for adding and authoring settings within the Upgrade table of your .msi database.

Releases

Project: The Releases view is available in the following project types:

Advanced UI
Basic MSI
InstallScript
InstallScript MSI
InstallScript Object
Merge Module
Suite/Advanced UI

The Releases view enables you to build different configurations of your installation, test the user interface, or launch your installation for a trial run.

Patch Design

Project: The Patch Design view is available in the following project types:

Basic MSI
InstallScript MSI

In the Patch Design view, you can create a Windows Installer patch package (.psp) to update your application on an end user’s system.

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