Target System Requirements
InstallShield 2020 Express Edition
You can use InstallShield to rapidly build, test, and deploy installations that target Windows-based systems.
Requirements For Desktop Computers
Operating System
Target systems must meet the following minimum operating system requirement:
| • | Windows XP SP3 |
| • | Windows Server 2003 SP2 |
| • | Windows Vista |
| • | Windows Server 2008 |
| • | Windows 7 |
| • | Windows Server 2008 R2 |
| • | Windows 8 |
| • | Windows Server 2012 |
| • | Windows 8.1 |
| • | Windows Server 2012 R2 |
| • | Windows 10 |
Target systems must also support the SSE2 instruction set.
Installer Engine Requirements
The minimum target system requirements for the various installer engines are as follows.
|
Installer Engine |
Operating System and Other Requirements |
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Windows Installer 5.0 (This is not available as a redistributable.) |
Windows 7 or later, Windows Server 2008 R2 or later |
|
Windows Installer 4.5 |
Windows XP SP2 or later, Windows Server 2003 SP1 or later |
|
Windows Installer 4.0 (This is not available as a redistributable.) |
Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008 |
|
Windows Installer 3.1 |
Windows 2000 SP3 or later, Windows Server 2003 or later |
|
Windows Installer 3.0 |
Windows 2000 SP3 or later, Windows Server 2003 or later |
|
Windows Installer 2.0 |
Windows 95 or later (Note that InstallShield does not include support for Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT 4, or Windows Me.) |