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Task-oriented Installation Dialogs

The Installer distinguishes between the dialog for a new installation (installation dialog) and the dialog for an update installation, reinstall, or removal of a PIF product (update dialog).

To start individual dialogs for update, reinstall, and removal of a product, the initial update dialog should present a menu with the different installation modes available to the user.

In the prototype file, the keyword #dlgpreinit specifies the installation dialog that is called first when you are initially installing a PIF product. The keyword #dlgpreupd specifies the installation dialog that is called first when you are going to update, reinstall, or remove a PIF product.

On the Packager GUI, use the Dialog properties dialog to determine whether the created dialog is for a new or an update installation.

You must define at least one Cancel dialog for each navigation button that has the Cancel action associated.