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Managing the Redistributables Gallery
InstallShield 2013 Express Edition
Live Redistributables Gallery
Because the file size of many of the redistributables is so large, some that are available for use in your projects are not added to your computer when you install InstallShield. However, these redistributables are still available for download from the Internet to your computer. In addition, a newer version of a redistributable that you have on your computer may be available for download.
You can identify the status of a redistributable by its icon. Following is a list of the possible icons and a description of each:
Redistributable Icons
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This InstallShield prerequisite is installed on your computer.
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This InstallShield prerequisite is not installed on your computer but it is available for download.
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This InstallShield prerequisite is included in your project but its location is not listed in one of the directories that is specified on the Prerequisites tab of the Options dialog box.
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This merge module is installed on your computer.
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This merge module is not installed on your computer but it is available for download.
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An old version of this merge module is installed on your computer. A new version is available for download.
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This object is installed on your computer.
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This object is not installed on your computer but it is available for download.
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An old version of this object is installed on your computer. A new version is available for download.
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Tip: If you add to your installation project an object or merge module that is not installed on your computer, a build error is generated when you build your project. To eliminate the build error, either remove the redistributable from your project or download it before rebuilding your release. If a redistributable is not installed on your computer, Needs to be downloaded is specified in the Location column for that redistributable.
Working with the Live Redistributables Gallery
The Redistributables view displays the redistributables gallery, which consists of InstallShield prerequisites, merge modules, and objects, that you can include with your installations.
InstallShield Prerequisites
Many InstallShield prerequisites are available in InstallShield. All InstallShield prerequisite (.prq) files are stored in the following location:
InstallShield Program Files Folder\SetupPrerequisites
Merge Modules
Merge modules are available from a variety of sources. Although InstallShield includes many redistributable modules, new versions may be available or other software developers may have released a module that you need.
The source of the merge module files listed in the Redistributables view is the folder or folders specified on the Merge Modules tab of the Options dialog box. To access the Options dialog box, on the Tools menu, click Options.
The following directory is the default location for the modules that come with InstallShield:
InstallShield Program Files Folder\Modules\i386
Objects
InstallShield provides many redistributable objects. Furthermore, you may want to add to your projects the objects that other developers created.
The default location for the objects that come with InstallShield is:
InstallShield Program Files Folder\Objects
The objects that are included in the above location are listed in the Redistributables view.
See Also
Adding InstallShield Prerequisites, Merge Modules, and Objects to Projects
Redistributables View