Customizing Component Settings Through Edit Property Interface

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Registration
• Using Advanced Installer
  • GUI
  • Working with Projects
  • Installer Project
    * Product Information
    * Resources
    * Package Definition
    * Install Parameters
    * Organization
    * Search Pane
    * Edit Components Properties Dialog
    * Edit Features Properties Dialog
    * Feature Properties
    * Component Properties
    * Feature Picker Dialog
    * Builds
    * Analytics
    * SCCM
    * ActiveSync
    * Requirements
    * User Interface
    * System Changes
    * Server
    * Custom Behavior
  • Patch Project
  • Merge Module Project
  • Updates Configuration Project
  • Windows Store App Project
  • Modification Package Project
  • Optional Package Project
  • Windows Mobile CAB Projects
  • Visual Studio Extension Project
  • Software Installer Wizards - Advanced Installer
  • Visual Studio integration
  • Alternative to AdminStudio/Wise
  • Replace Wise
  • Migrating from Visual Studio Installer
  • Keyboard Shortcuts
  • Shell Integration
  • Command Line
  • Advanced Installer PowerShell Automation Interfaces
• Features and Functionality
• Tutorials
• Samples
• How-tos
• FAQs
• Windows Installer
• Deployment Technologies
• IT Pro
• MSIX
• Video Tutorials
• Advanced Installer Blog
• Table of Contents

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Edit Components Properties Dialog

General

Condition

A Windows Installer condition which is evaluated and the result determines the component’s installation. If the condition is evaluated as false, the component is not installed. Edit this field using Smart Condition Edit Control .

Do not register this component with Windows Installer

If this option is selected the component will have an empty GUID and thus it will not be registered. This means that the component cannot be removed, repaired or patched by the installer. This might be useful if you intend to service/uninstall the component yourself (using a custom action, for instance).

Attributes

• Run From Source Only
  The component can only be run from source.
• Optional
  The component can run locally or from source.
• Shared DLL Reference Count
  Windows Installer increments the reference count in the shared DLL registry of the component’s key file.
• Permanent
  This component is not removed during an uninstall.
• Transitive
  Windows Installer reevaluates the statement from the Condition field after a reinstall.
• Never Overwrite
  The component is not installed or reinstalled if a key path file or a key path registry entry for the component already exists.
• 64-bit Component
  This component is marked as a 64-bit component. Note that only 64-bit packages can contain 64-bit components.
• Disable registry reflection
  This option applies only to 64-bit Operating Systems earlier than Windows 7, excepting the Windows XP 64-bit. If this option is not enabled for a component, Windows Installer makes the associated registry changes in both 64 and 32-bit registry views.

If registry reflection is disabled the changes are performed only in the targeted view.

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