User Guide

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Index
setting options 106
WiseScript 496
unmanaged code 541
Update Clean Build 194, 194
update, checking for 18
updating
based on wildcards 59
upgrade
adding to installation 311, 311
aligning component GUIDs 65
configuring 311
preparing for 298
UpgradeCode 311, 419
Upgrades page 311
UpgradeSync 298
upgrading
about 296
Also see upgrade
archiving previous 297
avoiding uninstall 298
description 297
errors, avoiding 298
further reading 296
general steps 297
guidelines 311
patch or upgrade 297
patch, creating 304
product code, changing 298
product version, changing 298
specifying for patch 307
specifying version for 306
when to patch 297
when to reinstall 298
user context 491
user defined path variable 323
User Information dialog 426
User Interface 487, 490
user name, obtaining 447
user-defined task 31
UserSID 503
UseScriptFile function 475
V
validating
terminal server compatibility 379
validation
Also see Package Validation
error 371
errors in tables 400
issue in Task List 29
of installation 370
test descriptions 378
Validation directory 33, 55
validation module
about 372
adding 372
customizing 372
predefined 378
selecting 370
selecting rules 373
validation rule
about 375
action 377
calling .DLL 374
calling .EXE 374
calling custom action 374
calling VBScript 374
condition 377
creating 374, 376
selecting 373
value source, for parameter 510
variable parameters 507, 508, 509,
510, 511
VarType 480
VBImport, event macro 457
VBP file 360, 360
VBPROJ file 360
VBR file 144
VBScript
calling from embedded code 514
calling from installation 502, 515
calling from installed file 516
calling from property 516
debugging 484
VBScript file
calling with validation rule 374
VeriSign
commercial certificate 212
Web site 48, 212
version
changing 298
incrementing 101, 104
of product 101
upgrading 298
when to update 298
Version9X property 115
VersionNT property 115, 408
Virtual Directories page
See Web Files page
virtual directory
choosing dialogs 222
creating 220
details 224
editing web.config 141
Virtual OS directory 33
Visual Basic
editor 458
importing 361, 362
project types 360, 360
tips for import 360
using in macro 455
Visual MSIDiff
key to icons 92, 321
using 92
with source control 320, 321
Visual SourceSafe 316
Visual Studio .NET, integrating with 22
Visual Studio integrated editor 22
Visual Studio project, importing 361
VJSPROJ file 360
volume combobox control 436
volume cost listbox control 436
VXD file 161
W
wamdb.idx
about 36
WBS file 455
WColumn object 476
WColumnDef object 477
WColumnDefs object 477
WColumns object 477
Web Dialogs button 222
Web Files page 217
Web folder
creating 221
details 224
Web installation
choosing dialogs 222
create virtual directory 220
features that support 217
install from Web 195
Web page
launch from installation 524
Web server
how options are set 224
version 417
Web site
choosing dialogs 222
creating 219
details 224
web.config 141
WebDeploy
about 195
process overview 197
setting options 198
tips 198
uploading installation 199
using with Autoplay 196
versus non-WebDeploy
installation 195
WebDeploy page 198
Weekday 480
WeekdayName 480
WFWI.Document object 477
wildcard
adding files with 128
changing 131
filtering directories 128
function 468
groups 59
WIN.INI, updating 152
Win32 assembly