Managing the Redistributables Gallery

InstallShield 11

This topic applies to Windows Installer projects only.

The Redistributables view displays the redistributables gallery, which consists of merge modules, objects, and setup prerequisites that you can include with your installations.

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. In addition, InstallShield enables you to create your own merge modules and add them to your redistributables gallery.

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:
<ProgramFilesFolder>\<InstallShield Folder>\Modules\i386

Objects

InstallShield provides many redistributable objects and lets you create your own for inclusion in your installations. Furthermore, you may want to add to your projects the objects that other developers created with InstallShield.

The default location for the objects that come with InstallShield is:
<ProgramFilesFolder>\<InstallShield Folder>\Objects

The objects that are included in the above location are listed in the Redistributables view.

Setup Prerequisites

Several setup prerequisites are available in InstallShield. In addition, the Setup Prerequisite Editor in InstallShield enables you to modify these prerequisites and create your own. All setup prerequisite (.prq) files are stored in the following location:
<ProgramFilesFolder>\<InstallShield Folder>\SetupPrerequisites