Custom Setup Dialog Options

InstallShield 2019 Express Edition

The Custom Setup dialog has a sophisticated user interface that is tightly integrated with information about the target system, the features in your installation, and Windows Installer installation options. It provides the end user with the most control over the installation.

Many of the options and information it offers are determined by the feature properties that you set in your setup design, as described below.

Custom Setup Dialog Options
Option	Description
Advertisement	Feature advertisement allows files to be installed on demand after the installation has initially run. In the Custom Setup dialog, when you click a feature, you can specify that you want it installed later by selecting the Will be installed when required option. However, that default option is present only if the setup author selects Yes for the feature’s Advertised setting.
Hide a Feature from the End User	When you set a feature’s Visible setting to No, the end user cannot see the feature or its subfeatures in the Custom Setup dialog and therefore cannot change any of its installation options.
Display All Subfeatures	The feature’s Visible setting also governs whether its subfeatures are expanded when the dialog first opens.
Display a Description for a Feature	The description that is shown at the bottom of the Custom Setup dialog when you select a feature is taken from its Description setting.
Change the Feature Order	You can change the order in which the features appear to the end user in the Custom Setup dialog. The order in which features are displayed is dictated by the order in the Features view. For more information, see Changing the Feature Order in the Custom Setup Dialog.
Require a Feature Be Installed	If you set a feature’s Required setting to Yes, the end user will not have the Will not be available option, meaning that the feature must be installed.

Custom Setup Dialog Options

InstallShield 2019 Express Edition Help Library

April 2019