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Glytzhkof
02-26-2002, 11:03 AM
I need to create several different editions of our software from one project (Standard edition, Enterprise edition, Trials, Viewer etc...). InstallShield provides pretty good support for this, but here is my newbie question: If all components have a GUID, and I package the same components in different setups, won't I have the same components installed multiple times if the user installs for example the standard and enterprise editions on the same system? I assume that the package, product and upgrade codes will help distinguish the different components from each other, but I don't fully grasp the interactions here. The different editions I make install to different default folders, so at least the same component is not installed by default to the same location by two different setups. Help a newbie! :-)