Understanding Product Identification Codes: A Guide to Efficient Inventory Management

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Registration
• Using Advanced Installer
  • GUI
  • Working with Projects
  • Installer Project
    * Product Information
    * Product Details
    * Product Details Tab
    * Software Identification Tab
    * Product IDs Tab
    * Edit Product Code Dialog
    * Active Setup Tab
    * Digital Signature
    * Updater
    * Upgrades
    * Licensing Page
    * CD/DVD Autorun
    * Multiple Instances Page
    * Resources
    * Package Definition
    * 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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Product IDs Tab

This tab allows you to change the Product Code and Upgrade Code “) of the project.

Product Code

In this section, you can set the package’s Product Code. Each language uses a different Product Code, so you can change it for a single language or for all languages. When a Product Code is selected, you can use the [Edit… ] button to modify it. Also, you can use the [Generate All ] button to change all Product Codes.

To preserve the language on maintenance and uninstall when using multilingual packages, make sure to use the same ProductCode for all languages.

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Upgrade Code

This section allows you to set the Upgrade Code of the package. You can use the [Generate ] button to generate a new code automatically, or you can manually modify it.

Topics

• Edit Product Code Dialog
  Modify the selected language’s Product Code

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