Summary
This article serves as a reference guide to the InstallShield Prerequisite Editor.
Synopsis
An InstallShield prerequisite is an installation for a product or technology framework that is required by your product. Some examples of InstallShield prerequisites that are included with InstallShield are Java Runtime Environment (JRE) and SQL Server Express Edition.
You can add any of the existing InstallShield prerequisites to your installation projects and configure many of their settings. You can also create your own InstallShield prerequisites, and add them to your projects.
Discussion
Opening the InstallShield Prerequisite Editor
To open the InstallShield Prerequisite Editor, on the Tools menu, click Prerequisite Editor.
Opening an Existing Prerequisite in the Prerequisite Editor
To open an existing prerequisite in the InstallShield Prerequisite Editor, do the following:
- On the File menu, click Open. The Open dialog box opens.
- Select the file by browsing and click Open.
The following tabs are associated with the InstallShield Prerequisite Editor:
Additional Information
- Defining InstallShield Prerequisites
- Working with InstallShield Prerequisites that Are Included in Installation Projects
- Adding InstallShield Prerequisites, Merge Modules, and Objects to Basic MSI and InstallScript MSI Projects
- Specifying the Installation Order of InstallShield Prerequisites
- Specifying the Run-Time Location for InstallShield Prerequisites at the Release Level
- Including InstallShield Prerequisites (.prq) in an Advanced UI or Suite/Advanced UI Project
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