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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2009 05:24:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Newcomers to InstallShield often wonder how to remove the Company Name from the default installation path and the default installation folder under the Programs menu.&#160; It&#39;s actually very easy, and in this post we will look at how to do it in&#160;Basic MSI and InstallScript projects. In a Basic MSI project, go to the Installation [...]]]></description>
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Newcomers to InstallShield often wonder how to remove the Company Name from the default installation path and the default installation folder under the Programs menu.&nbsp; It&#39;s actually very easy, and in this post we will look at how to do it in&nbsp;Basic MSI and InstallScript projects.
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In a Basic MSI project, go to the Installation Information group, General Information view, Product Properties page, INSTALLDIR property.&nbsp; When you create your Basic MSI project, InstallShield sets the INSTALLDIR&nbsp;path to include the Company Name and the Product Name.&nbsp; Here is an example of the default path from one of my Basic MSI projects:
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[ProgramFilesFolder]Wavepoint Studios\Mega View
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Here, you see that the Company Name is&nbsp;Wavepoint Studios, and Mega View is the Product Name.&nbsp; So, if you don&#39;t want the Company Name in your path, just remove it.
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If you don&#39;t want the Company Name in the default installation folder structure, then go to the System Configuration group, Shortcuts view and look in the middle pane.&nbsp;&nbsp;Under the Programs Menu folder tree, you will see a folder that is named after your Company Name.&nbsp; If you don&#39;t want it in there, just take it out.&nbsp; Of course if you do that, you will lose your application folder along with any shortcuts you have defined.&nbsp; So, just drag the application folder to the folder directly above the Company Name folder and then delete the Company Folder.
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In an InstallScript project, go to the Installation Information group, General Information view, Product Properties page, TARGETDIR property.&nbsp; When you create an InstallScript project, InstallShield sets the TARGETDIR path to include the Company Name and the Product Name.&nbsp; Here is an example of the default path in one of my InstallScript projects.
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&lt;FOLDER_APPLICATIONS&gt;\&lt;IFX_COMPANY_NAME&gt;\&lt;IFX_PRODUCT_NAME&gt;
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Here, IFX_COMPANY_NAME refers to the Company Name that the user entered in the SdRegisterUser dialog.&nbsp; IFX_PRODUCT_NAME refers to the Name property in the Product Properties page.&nbsp; If you don&#39;t want the Company Name in the TARGETDIR path, just take it out.
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If you don&#39;t want the Company Name in the default installation folder structure, then go to the System Configuration group, Shortcuts view and look in the middle pane.&nbsp; Under the Programs Menu folder tree, you will see a folder that is named after your Company Name.&nbsp; If you don&#39;t want it in there, just take it out.&nbsp; Of course if you do that, you will lose your application folder along with any shortcuts you have defined.&nbsp; So, just drag the application folder to the folder directly above the Company Name folder and then delete the Company Name folder.
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That&#39;s all there is to it.</p>

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