Defining Setup Prerequisites

Setup prerequisites can be included in Windows Installer and ClickOnce projects.

Use the Setup Prerequisite Editor in InstallShield to modify the settings for any of the prerequisites that are included with InstallShield. You can also create custom prerequisites using this tool and then add them to your projects.

Specifying your own setup prerequisites and modifying existing ones enables you to set options such as the following:

The URL from where the prerequisite files should be downloaded to the target machine

Conditions under which the prerequisite should be installed

Other prerequisites on which a particular prerequisite is dependent

The command line for the prerequisite

The command line to be used if the installation is running in silent mode

Whether the target machine should be restarted after installation of a prerequisite

Whether the administrative privileges are required to install the prerequisite

Whether the installation should display a message box that enables end users to choose whether to install the prerequisite