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This tab allows you to set properties about the package to be placed in the Summary Information Stream of the installer. These are visible from COM through the IStream interface, and these properties can be seen on the package in Explorer.

Package Information

Package description:

The product's full name or description. Usually something like "My Program v2.0 Installation."

Package ID:

A unique identifier (GUID) for the package. Every time you build an installer, it should have a different package ID. In most cases, leave this field blank and it will be auto-generated at build.

Package manufacturer:

The vendor releasing the package. Often this is the same as the one used for the Manufacturer property, but it can be different if you are creating an install for another company.

Windows Installer version:

The minimum Windows installer version required to install this package. Usually you should choose "2.00" unless you know that you are using features from a higher version.

Package comments:

Optional comments that you want to display to the user.

Platforms:

The processor platform supported by the installer. Choose from "x86" (aka "Intel"), "ia64" (aka "Intel64") or "x64" (aka "AMD64"). For installs that target 32-bit Windows platforms, use "x86."

Keywords:

Optional keywords for browsing.

Privileges required: (Windows Vista and up)

The user privilege level required if run on Windows Vista or later. Choose from "Elevated" or "Limited". Specifying "Elevated" means that the installer must be run with elevated (administrative) privileges. "Limited" means that the install can safely be run by a limited user (non-administrative) and function properly. Most installers should run "Elevated". Authoring an installer that can be run "Limited" can be challenging and is not the usual case.

Package Options

Language neutral

If checked, your installer package will be marked as language neutral. That is, there are no system language requirements for it. If unchecked, the language of the installer will be marked with the Language ID specified on the Language Properties dialog for the language that you build with.

Source is admin image

Setting this value indicates that the installer is an administrative image. Normally this is left unchecked.

Read only

The value of this attribute indicates whether the package should be opened as read-only. A database editing tool should not modify a read-only enforced database and should issue a warning at attempts to modify a read-only recommended database. Normally this is left unchecked.

Short names

Indicates that the source files use short filenames. Normally you should leave this option unchecked.

More Information

MSDN Online: Summary Information Stream

WiX Help File: Package Element

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