Working with Upgrades and QuickPatch Projects

InstallShield 2019 Express Edition

If you are going to package your upgrade as a full installation, you begin by opening the latest version of your installation project and making the necessary changes, such as adding files and registry entries, as needed.

If you would like to package your upgrade as a QuickPatch, you begin by creating a new project—a QuickPatch project. With a QuickPatch project, you identify which earlier releases should be patched by your QuickPatch.

Edition • InstallShield Express Edition enables you to create major upgrades as full-installation packages that remove an earlier version of the product if it is present on the target machine before installing the new version. InstallShield Express Edition also enables you to create minor upgrades packaged as QuickPatch packages. If you need to create small updates or standard patches, consider upgrading to InstallShield Premier Edition or InstallShield Professional Edition.

Refer to the topics in this section to learn how to create upgrades and QuickPatch projects.

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