Install Option

This section contains information used during the installation.

MergeOldConfig

This entry specifies the behavior during upgrade, whether a configuration should be merged or overwritten.

0

Overwrite configuration at upgrade

1

Merge configuration at upgrade

Default value is 1; configuration will be merged during upgrade.

RemoveOldInstall

This entry specifies the behavior during upgrade, whether the installation should remove old installation before a possible upgrade.

0

Current installation is upgraded if old installation is available

1

Current installation is removed if old installation is available

Default value is 0; installation is upgraded.

ShowWizard

This entry is used to hide/show different wizard pages during installations, but some pages will always be available. The value is a bitmask, enable bits to show the page:

  • 0x01 → Show select language page

  • 0x02 → Show accept license page

  • 0x04 → Show license value page

  • 0x08 → Show upgrade warning page when upgrading with different build names

  • 0xFF → Show all pages

Default value is 0xFF; show all pages.

SpecialBuild

This entry specifies the build information. There are three standard types defined, but any string value is acceptable. No value at all, means standard release:

  • UD – Under Development

  • BETA – Pre-release

  • RC – Release Candidate

UD build is completely unsupported; should only be used when testing some special feature.

BETA build is not usually supported; all functionality for the coming release is present, but only development tests have been performed.

RC build is usually not supported; all functionality for the coming release is present, but only sanity tests have been performed, not complete system tests.