Optimizing the Installation Process with Advanced Pre-Install UIs

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Registration
• Using Advanced Installer
  • GUI
  • Working with Projects
  • Installer Project
    * Product Information
    * Resources
    * Package Definition
    * Requirements
    * User Interface
    * Themes
    * Dialogs
    * Predefined Dialogs
    * Pre-install UI
    * First time install Predefined Dialogs
    * Maintenance Predefined Dialogs
    * Patch Predefined Dialogs
    * Resume Predefined Dialogs
    * Administrative Dialogs
    * Special Dialogs
    * Add Dialog
    * Dialog Editor
    * Slideshow
    * Translations
    * 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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Pre-install UI

The Pre-install UI is handled by the EXE boostrapper and it requires the Enhanced User Interface option.

If the MSI inside runs with a UI level lower than this, the MSI UI level is used.

Dialogs are automatically added to this section after:

• adding pre-install prerequisites from the Prerequisites Page - Installer Project
• selecting the “Display language selection dialog (for multi-language packages)” option from the Languages Tab
• enabling Multiple Instances Page

You can then customize these dialogs using the Dialog Editor .

Internal settings

To configure the EXE bootstrapper internal options use the Configuration Settings Tab .

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