

Otherwise, files being installed to WINSYSDIR64 may be redirected to SysWOW64, the 32-bit Windows system folder. In InstallScript and InstallScript Object projects, if you are installing files to WINSYSDIR64, you may need to select Yes for the component's 64-Bit Component setting. For information on the effects of setting the destination for a feature as well as its components, see Component Destination vs. Note that in some project types (Basic MSI, InstallScript MSI, MSI Database, and Transform), you can also set the destination folder of a component’s feature.

Project: In Basic MSI, InstallScript MSI, MSI Database, and Transform projects, if you want the destination to be configurable at run time, the destination folder that you select must be a public property (containing all uppercase letters). in an InstallScript or InstallScript Object project in a Basic MSI, DIM, InstallScript MSI, Merge Module, MSI Database, MSM Database, or Transform project To install the files to the product’s default destination folder, select the appropriate location, depending on which project type you are using: Select the folder on the target system into which the component’s files should be installed, or click the ellipsis button (.) to select or create a directory. When you select a component in the Components view or the Setup Design view, the following settings are available in the General area:īasic MSI, DIM, InstallScript, InstallScript MSI, InstallScript Object, Merge Module, MSI Database, MSM Database, Transform The settings in the Components view (and the component settings in the Setup Design view) are organized into the following main categories: Project: Component settings are available in the following project types: Open topic with navigation Component Settings
