Detailed Overview of Assembly Pages: Structure and Best Practices

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Registration
• Using Advanced Installer
  • GUI
  • Working with Projects
  • Installer Project
    * Product Information
    * Resources
    * Files and Folders
    * Tiles
    * Java Products
    * Registry
    * File Associations
    * Assemblies
    * Assembly Properties
    * Assembly Destination
    * Drivers
    * Services
    * Package Definition
    * Requirements
    * User Interface
    * System Changes
    * Server
    * Custom Behavior
  • Patch Project
  • Merge Module Project
  • Updates Configuration Project
  • Windows Store App Project
  • Modification Package Project
  • Optional Package Project
  • Windows Mobile CAB Projects
  • Visual Studio Extension Project
  • Software Installer Wizards - Advanced Installer
  • Visual Studio integration
  • Alternative to AdminStudio/Wise
  • Replace Wise
  • Migrating from Visual Studio Installer
  • Keyboard Shortcuts
  • Shell Integration
  • Command Line
  • Advanced Installer PowerShell Automation Interfaces
• Features and Functionality
• Tutorials
• Samples
• How-tos
• FAQs
• Windows Installer
• Deployment Technologies
• IT Pro
• MSIX
• Video Tutorials
• Advanced Installer Blog
• Table of Contents

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Assemblies Page

Windows Installer has the ability to install .NET and Win32 assemblies. These are installed as side-by-side assemblies on Microsoft Windows XP or later. Side-by-side assemblies allow applications to safely share assemblies avoiding previous issues with assembly sharing, such as DLL conflicts. Instead of a single version of an assembly that assumes backward compatibility with all applications, side-by-side assembly sharing enables multiple versions of a COM or Win32 assembly to run simultaneously on the system.

The information presented in this article can be applied in a similar fashion toAssemblies Page from Merge Module Project .

Adding an assembly

Use the [Add Assembly… ] toolbar button, the “Add Assembly…” context menu item or press the Insert key while the left pane is focused. A File Picker Dialog dialog will appear, where you can choose a file to add.

Adding multiple assemblies

To add multiple assemblies at once, use the [Add Assembly… ] toolbar button, the “Add Assembly…” context menu item or press theInsert key while the left pane is focused. A dialog appears enabling you to select one or more files. If multiple files are selected the Assembly Destination Dialog appears.

Removing an assembly

Use the [Delete ] toolbar button, the “Delete” tree context menu item or press the Delete key while an element is selected.

Topics

• Assembly Properties
  Setting an Assembly’s properties in Advanced Installer.
• Assembly Destination
  Select the destination where the assemblies will be installed.

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