* I have the trial version of IS 2010 Pro. I loaded an IS 12 Installscript project, which went fine. When I attemp to change the OS dependencies of a component, Windows 7 is not listed. If I start a new Installscript project and edit the default component, I see Windows 7 as an option. Why is this? Can I get Windows 7 as a OS dependenciy without recreating the components?
* Is there any way to specify a version of DirectX as a prerequisit?
* Is it possible to have different prerequisits depending on the target OS? I have an installer that includes both the 32 and 64 bit versions of the application as different Features in the same installer. The app requires .NET, but I would only want the version appropriate to the OS to be a prereq.
* Just go to Project | Settings | Platforms and select the option to support all platforms supported by InstallShield. Once this option is selected, you will see all the OSs in the component property.
* You can create a new Prereq for this.
* Yes it is possible. Take a look at the Prerequisite Editor (Tools |Prerequisite Editor menu).
Is it possible to have files install to different locations depending on the OS? I was planning on creating two componenets with the same files in them and changing the installation path and OS requirement. Is there a better way to do this?
Sure, we added a custom InstallScript action (between AppSearch and LaunchConditions) that checks for the OS and sets the INSTALLDIR property accordingly. This gives us an OS dependent default location for the software.
If the same files are included in multiple componenents, do these files get packaged into a "Single EXE Installer" multiple times? I assume not, but was wondering if anyone knew.
