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Modify Installation Locations Screen (Packaging Wizard)

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This screen makes it possible for you to modify the location on the user's computer where your program is installed by the setup program. You can set the path and define whether each file to be packaged in your application is to be shared or not.

A shared file is one that can be used by other applications on the user's computer. Such a file will not be removed when the user uninstalls your application if any other applications that use the file still exist on the computer.

The system determines the files that can be shared by looking at the installation location you have indicated. Any files can be shared except those that are installed as system files. All files that are not marked to be installed into the $(WinSysPathSysFile) directory have the potential to be shared.

To launch the Packaging Wizard from the Start menu, select Programs, then select Microsoft Office XP Developer, and then Packaging Wizard.

For information about changing the information in this screen, see Changing Default Installation Locations for Setup Packages.

  • Name
    Displays the name of each file in the package. This information cannot be edited on this screen. The files included in this list include the main file and all files added in the Dependencies screen.
  • Source
    Displays the current location of each file in the package. This information cannot be edited on this screen. The information for this field is from the location specified in the Dependencies screen.
  • Installation Location
    Displays the setting for the location where the file will be installed on the user's computer using tokens. Clicking this field introduces a drop-down menu from which you can select path location. Then, subfolder information can be added to your chosen location with a backslash followed by the subfolder name.
  • Shared
    Displays the Shared status as False or True. Clicking this field opens a drop-down menu from which you can change the Shared status to shared (select True) or not shared (select False). When a file is set to shared status, it will have a reference count associated with it, which can only be deleted when the count is new. Therefore, if other applications that use the same file are deleted from the computer, this file is not deleted if your application is still installed.

See Also

Changing Default Installation Locations for Setup Packages | Dependencies Screen (Packaging Wizard) | Including Dependency Files in Setup Packages | Packaging Wizard | Creating a Setup Package Using the Packaging Wizard | The Packaging Process