Target System Requirements

InstallShield 12

You can use InstallShield to rapidly build, test, and deploy installations that target Windows-based systems and mobile devices.

Requirements For Desktop Computers

The minimum target system requirements for the various installer engines are as follows.

Target System Requirements for Desktop Computers
Installer Engine	Operating System and Other Requirements
Windows Installer 1.1	Windows 95 or later
Windows Installer 1.2	Windows 95 or later
Windows Installer 2.0	Windows 95 or later
Windows Installer 3.0	Windows 2000 SP3 or later, Windows Server 2003
Windows Installer 3.1	Windows 2000 SP3 or later, Windows Server 2003
Windows Installer 4.0 (This is not available as a redistributable.)	Windows Vista
InstallScript	Windows 95 or later
Compact	Windows 95 or later Internet Explorer 3.02 or later
ClickOnce	Windows 98 or later .NET Framework 2.0

Requirements For Mobile Devices

Windows Mobile Device Requirements

InstallShield supports many Windows Mobile platforms and processors. The Windows Mobile platforms are:

Pocket PC Windows Mobile 5.0

Windows CE .NET 5.0

Pocket PC 2003

Windows CE .NET 4.x

Pocket PC 2002

Pocket PC

Palm-size PC 2.11

Palm-size PC 2.01

Handheld PC 2000

Handheld PC Pro

Handheld PC 2.0

Smartphone 2003

Smartphone 2002

Note that if a platform is not included in the list, it does not mean InstallShield does not support it. It simply means that you cannot set conditions for that specific platform.

InstallShield includes support for the following Windows Mobile processors:

ARM720

ARM820

ARM920

Common Executable Format

Hitachi SH3

Hitachi SH3E

Hitachi SH4

i486

i586

i686

MIPS R2000

MIPS R3000

MIPS R4000

SHx SH3

SHx SH4

StrongARM-XScale

Palm OS Device Requirements

InstallShield supports Palm OS 3.5 and later.

Desktop Requirements for Windows Mobile Device Installations

Requirements for the desktop computers that are used to install applications on Windows Mobile devices are:

Microsoft ActiveSync 3.x or later (ActiveSync 4.x is required for Windows Mobile 5.x devices)

Administrative privileges

Desktop Requirements for Palm OS Device Installations

Palm HotSync is required for the desktop computers that are used to install applications on Palm OS devices.