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grparsec
Level 7

More than 3 Setup Types

Is it possible to have more than 3 setup types in Basic MSI?
Something like:

  • Typical
  • Custom
  • Minimum1
  • Minimum2
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RobertDickau
Flexera Alumni

Yes---setup types aren't a native concept to Windows Installer, they're just a bunch of features. In your custom custom setup dialog box, you can use AddLocal and related control events to controls which features are selected when the user picks a setup type and clicks Next.
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grparsec
Level 7

Thank you very much for the quick reply.
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grparsec
Level 7

I have another question related to this.
I was reding the "Q103232: HOWTO: Implementing Setup Types in a Basic MSI project " article and in there, there is a very good example of how to set the Install Level of the features for different setup types. In that example the Install Level of setup types are determined as:

  • Minimum: 100
  • Custom: 125
  • Complete: 150

and the Install Level of the features are determined as:

  • App.exe: 1
  • Help.hlp: 101
  • Example.txt: 126

So, files are installed as follows:


  • Complete: App.exe, Help.hlp, Example.txt
  • Custom: App.exe, Help.hlp
  • Minimum: App.exe


What if I had a fourth setup type called Minimum2 and I wanted to only install Help.hlp onece that option was selected.

  • Minimum2: Help.hlp


Is that possible to implement? if yes what the Install Level numbers should set to?
Thanks in advance.
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