Minimum Set of Properties in an MSI Package

The minimum set of properties created for converted MSI packages is listed in the following table. Some of the properties are reserved and must not be modified.

Property

Description

ProductLanguage

Specifies the language the Installer should use for any strings in the user interface that are not authored into the database. This property must be a numeric language identifier (LANGID).

Manufacturer

Indicates the name of the manufacturer for the product. It is advertised as a product property. It is initialized with the Created By value of the info.sxp.

ARPHELPLINK

Indicates the Internet address for technical support. Product maintenance applets display this value.

PROMPTROLLBACKCOST

Specifies the action the installer takes if rollback installation capabilities are enabled and there is insufficient disk space to complete the installation:
D = Disable rollback and continue without asking user.
F = Fail with the out-of-disk-space error prompt.

REBOOTPROMPT

If set to Suppress (or S) specifies that any reboot performed by the Windows Installer happens automatically without interaction from the user. Setting this property does not initiate a reboot if one is not needed; it only suppresses the display of any prompts for reboots to the user.

_SXPROOTDIR1

:

_SXPROOTDIRn

Generates an associated property for each SxpRootDirn listed in info.sxp.

ProductCode

reserved

ProductName

reserved

ProductVersion

reserved

ARPSYSTEMCOMPONENT

reserved

INSTALLLEVEL

reserved

ARPNOREMOVE

reserved

SxpMsiUSName

reserved

Is only created if a user-specific subpackage exists.