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I am a novice programmer and I just have started to learn InstallShield for a few days. I find something quite confusing that need support form experts:

In InstallScript, I can set the targeting platform/ operating system for the installation in Release wizard.

In basic MSI: I can only find the require operating system in the Project Assistant view.

That leads to my confusion:

  1. Is targeting platform/ operating system and require operating system are the same thing? If not, does that means targeting operating systems are the only systems that my installation can run on; while require operating systems are the prerequisite, but not limited to, for my installation be able to run on?

  2. Is there other ways that I could set the require operating system for my Basic MSI Installation rather than accessing the Project Assistant view?

There is so much I don't know, thus, your detailed explanations are much appreciated. Thank you all for your time.

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You'll want to check Operating System properties and use those in conditions in the LaunchCondition table. The method of doing this is defined on this page.