What’s New in InstallShield 2009 SP1

InstallShield 2009

InstallShield 2009 supports a beta version of Windows Installer 4.5. InstallShield 2009 Service Pack 1 (SP1) includes changes that offer support for the final released version of Windows Installer 4.5:

InstallShield Prerequisites for Windows Installer 4.5

InstallShield now includes the following InstallShield prerequisites for the final released version of the Windows Installer 4.5 redistributables:

Windows Installer 4.5 for Windows Vista and Server 2008 (x86)

Windows Installer 4.5 for Windows Vista and Server 2008 (x64)

Windows Installer 4.5 for Windows Vista and Server 2008 (IA64)

Windows Installer 4.5 for Windows Server 2003 SP1 and later (x86)

Windows Installer 4.5 for Windows Server 2003 and XP (x64)

Windows Installer 4.5 for Windows Server 2003 (IA64)

Windows Installer 4.5 for Windows XP SP2 and later (x86)

You can add these InstallShield prerequisites to Basic MSI, InstallScript MSI, and Web projects if you want Windows Installer 4.5 to be installed at run time.

For more information, see Adding Windows Installer Redistributables to Projects.

Updated InstallScript Object for Windows Installer 4.5

The InstallScript Object that installs the Windows Installer on target systems now includes support for Windows Installer 4.5. This object also has support for installing earlier versions of Windows Installer if appropriate. You can add this object to InstallScript projects if you want Windows Installer to be installed at run time.

For more information, see Windows Installer Engine Object Wizard.