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Use this page of the Installer Properties dialog box to select attributes for the files you include in the installer.

This page includes the following components:

• Destination View—Displays the location and directory structure of the files after installation. The tree matches the Destination View tree on the Source Files page. Click a file to select it and place a checkmark in the checkbox next to the attribute you want to set in File Attributes.
  
  The folders in the Destination View directory that do not have an LV prefix correspond to Microsoft Installer (MSI) properties that install files in the following locations.
  • [CommonAppDataFolder]—Files you include in this folder install to the Application Data folder.
  • [CommonFilesFolder]—Files you include in this folder install to the Common Files folder.
  • [DesktopFolder]—Files you include in this folder install to the Windows desktop of the current Windows user.
  • [PersonalFolder]—Files you include in this folder install to the personal folder, such as My Documents, of the current Windows user.
  • [ProgramFilesFolder]—Files you include in this folder install to the Program Files folder.
  • [SystemFolder]—Files you include in this folder install to the system32 folder on Windows.
  • [TempFolder]—Files you include in this folder install to the Temp folder of the current Windows user.
  • [WindowsFolder]—Files you include in this folder install to the Windows folder.
  • [WindowsVolume]—Files you include in this folder install to the root of the drive where Windows is installed, such as C:\.
  
  
  Files installation may vary depending on the version Windows you install on. For example, Windows XP might install files you include in the [CommonAppDataFolder] folder to the C:\Documents & Settings\All Users\Application Data directory while Windows Vista might install the same files to the C:\ProgramData directory. Refer to the Microsoft Installer documentation on the Microsoft Web site for more information about using these folders.
• Read-only—Place a checkmark in the checkbox to set the selected file in Destination View as read only.
• Hidden—Place a checkmark in the checkbox to set the selected file in Destination View as hidden from users.
• System—Place a checkmark in the checkbox to set the selected file in Destination View as a system file.
• Vital—Place a checkmark in the checkbox to set the selected file in Destination View as vital for installation. If a file set as vital fails to install, the installation stops. Refer to the Microsoft Installer (MSI) File table help on the Microsoft Web site for more information about setting files as vital.
• Register COM—Place a checkmark in the checkbox to register the selected file in Destination View as a Component Object Model (COM) object. You can set this attribute only for files with a .EXE, .DLL, or .OCX suffix. If you include a stand-alone application in which you enabled the ActiveX server on the Advanced page of the Application Properties dialog box, set this attribute for the application file so the file is registered as an ActiveX server after installation.