Working with Differential and Full Releases

InstallShield 2009

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This information applies to InstallScript projects.

InstallShield provides two different mechanisms for creating upgrades for InstallScript installations:

You can package your upgrade as a full release that updates an existing product if an earlier version is installed, or behaves as a first-time installation if no earlier version is present.

You can package your upgrade as a differential release that contains only the changed data (byte-level file differences) between the versions to be updated.

For step-by-step instructions on how to update an InstallScript installation by either creating a differential or full release, consult this section of the help.