Package Element

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Package Element

Description

Properties about the package to be placed in the Summary Information Stream. These are visible from COM through the IStream interface, and these properties can be seen on the package in Explorer.

Windows Installer references
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Parents
Module, Product
Inner Text
None
Children
None
Attributes
Name Type Description Required
Id Autogenuuid Package code GUID for SKU. Yes
AdminImage YesNoType Set to 'yes' if the source is an admin image.  
Comments String Optional comments for browsing.  
Compressed YesNoType Set to 'yes' to have compressed files in the source.  
Description String The product full name or description.  
InstallerVersion Integer The minimum installer version (major*100 + minor).  
InstallPrivileges Enumeration Use this attribute to specify the priviliges required to install the package on Windows Vista and above. This attribute's value should be one of the following:
limited
Set this value to declare that the package does not require elevated privileges to install.
elevated
Set this value to declare that the package requires elevated privileges to install. This is the default value.
 
Keywords String Optional keywords for browsing.  
Languages String The list of language IDs (LCIDs) supported in the package.  
Manufacturer String The vendor releasing the package.  
Platforms String The list of platforms supported in the package.  
ReadOnly YesNoDefaultType The value of this attribute conveys 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.  
ShortNames YesNoType Set to 'yes' to have short filenames in the source.  
SummaryCodepage LocalizableInteger The codepage for summary info strings only. The language neutral codepage, zero, is not a valid value.  
See Also
Wix Schema