Customizing Installation Dialogs

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By default, Microsoft^® Visual Studio^® Installer includes several pre-formatted installation dialogs in a new installer project. You can also include additional installation dialogs. All the installation dialogs included in your installer project are displayed to users when they install your product.

You can customize several elements of the installation dialogs by modifying the dialog properties. This topic explains some basic information about modifying installation dialogs. For more information about specific dialog properties, see Visual Studio Installer User Interface Dialog Properties.

To customize installation dialogs

Before you start, make sure the installation dialog you want to customize is included in your installer project. All dialogs included in the installer are shown in the User Interface editor.

Note   For information about including installation dialogs in an installer project, see Adding Installation Dialogs.

1. In the Project Explorer window, expand the Target Machine node under your installer project.
   
   
2. Double-click User Interface in the Target Machine node.

   The User Interface editor is displayed.

3. In the User Interface editor, click the dialog you want to customize.

   The Properties window is displayed.

   Note   If the Properties window does not display, right-click the dialog you want to customize and then select Properties Window from the context menu.

   You can customize the selected dialog by working with its properties (shown in the Properties window). For example, if you select the Welcome dialog, you can customize its BannerBitmap and ShowCopyrightWarning properties.

4. In the Properties window, select and work with the property you want to customize. The settings you establish here determine how this dialog is displayed to users when they install your product.

   Note   For more information about customizing specific properties, see Visual Studio Installer User Interface Dialog Properties.