To create a setup you must select a template. Formally template is a .msi formatted file
which entries are common for setup family. E.g. there could be a
template for the special setup UI, for the Web deployment and etc. Invoke menu item File
| New and fill fields of the New Project dialog as follows:
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.msi File will be used as project template set to the template.
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Directory set to a
project directory into where supplementary files will be placed.
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Name set to your setup name.
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CopySource set to CopyAll.
Press OK.
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On the page
General | SummaryInfo the required properties are under
categories SummaryInfo Required and Database Codepage. You have
to enter corresponding value for each of them.
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On the page
General | Properties | Required Properties fill all
properties. It is recommended to enter the property UpgradeCode on page
General | Properties | Product Information Properties.
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Invoke menu item File | Save to save changes.
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On the page
Feature create setup feature tree and on page
Feature | Files or
Feature | Components create directory tree. Now add to setup
files, registry entries, file association and other setup entries.
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Invoke menu item Project | Build to create your Windows installation.
The build will be placed into folder <
project directory>/Debug/DiskX_Y, where
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X ranges from 1 to the number of volumes declared in the Media table
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Y ranges from 1 to the number of subvolumes, the volume X breaks down
with respect to MaxSize property value of the volume X.
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