The Extended Attributes functionality is per catalog. If you change the attributes or define a new EA file, the changes are applied to the next catalog when created. That probably doesn't help you too much, but there you go. Leslie
Good question. With the evolution of install technologies, the InstallShield product offering can be confusing. However, let me see if I can't simplify this for you. I'm going to go into some detail before answering your question so bear with me. In ...
Try shutting your machine down and restarting, quit any unnecessary applications, and try again. I've seen this make a difference. If Installation Monitoring works--you may want to consider more memory.
Not sure if I can help any further. Snapshot should capture any changes to the system. It really should capture all of the changes. Installation Monitoring is process based and can be prone to missing changes if the process is difficult to watch.
It sounds like you want to do this through automation--that is through a script. I don't think you can currently create a new project this way. You may want to create a blank project from within the Editor and use it within your script (make a copy, ...