What’s New in InstallShield 2019 Express Edition
InstallShield Express Edition includes the following new features:
| • | New Project Wizard |
| • | Enhancements |
The New Project Wizard helps you to select different InstallShield Express project types with ease.
You can create different types of projects like Express, QuickPatch, Visual Basic.NET Wizard, Visual C++.NET Wizard, and C#.NET Wizard.
For information about enhancements added in InstallShield 2019 Express Edition, refer to the following section:
| • | Enhancements in InstallShield 2019 R2 Express Edition |
| • | Enhancements in InstallShield 2019 Express Edition |
Enhancements in InstallShield 2019 R2 Express Edition
For information about enhancements added in InstallShield 2019 R2 Express Edition, refer to the following section:
InstallShield 2019 R2 Express Edition supports adding a delay between the successive digital signing, this requires only if the timestamp server fails handle the successive signing requests.
Required to specify the <DelayBetweenSigning default="1500"/> node in the settings.xml, under <DevStudio/Build> node in Settings.xml in milliseconds.
Find the Settings.xml file that is installed with InstallShield. Settings.xml is installed in one of the following locations, depending on which language version of InstallShield you are using:
| • | English—InstallShield Program Files Folder\Support\0409 |
| • | Japanese—InstallShield Program Files Folder\Support\0411 |
Update SQL 2012 Native Client Prerequisites
Project:This information applies to the following project types:
| • | Basis MSI |
| • | InstallScript |
| • | InstallScript MSI |
In InstallShield 2019 R2 Express Edition, the Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Native Client prerequisites (x86 and x64) which is now included for the latest versions of 2012 Native Client.
Enhancements in InstallShield 2019 Express Edition
For information about new features added in InstallShield 2019 Express Edition, refer to the following section:
| • | View Details of a Selected Certificate |
| • | Add Predefined Install Conditions |
| • | Update Default Server to SHA-2 Server |
| • | Add Windows Server 2019 for Operating System Requirement |
View Details of a Selected Certificate
In InstallShield 2019 Express Edition, the details of the certificate like the general information of the certificate, security details and certification path is listed on the View Details option in the Certificate Selection dialog box.
Add Predefined Install Conditions
InstallShield has new predefined system search:
| • | Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.2 |
If your installation requires the above, you can use the System Search view or the Installation Requirements page in the Project Assistant to add this system searche to your project. When end users launch your installation, Windows Installer checks the target system to see if the requirements are met; if they are not met, the installation displays the error message that is defined for the system search.
Update Default Server to SHA-2 Server
In InstallShield 2019 Express Edition, if you select:
| • | SHA-1 to sign the package, the package will get time timestamped using: |
| • | <DigitalSignature Timestamp="http://timestamp.verisign.com/scripts/timstamp.dll"/> |
| • | SHA-256 to sign the package, the package will get time timestamped using: |
| • | <DigitalSignature TimestampRFC3161="http://sha256timestamp.ws.symantec.com/sha256/timestamp"/> |
Add Windows Server 2019 for Operating System Requirement
In InstallShield 2019, you can add an option for Windows Server 2019 in the operating system requirements section. You can set the appropriate Install Condition in the project by selecting or deselecting the option.
Additional Prerequisites Included
InstallShield 2019 includes the following additional prerequisites:
Microsoft .Net Core 2.1 Runtime Prerequisite
InstallShield now includes the prerequisites for Microsoft .Net Core 2.1 Runtime in the redistributables view.
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