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Property element

Property value for a Package or Module.

Attributes

Admin

yesno

Denotes that the property is saved during administrative installations. Adds the property name to the AdminProperties property.

ComplianceCheck

yesno

Adds a row to the CCPSearch table. This attribute is only valid when this Property contains a search element.

Hidden

yesno

Denotes that the Property is not logged during installation. See the MsiHiddenProperties Property for more information.

Id

string required

Unique identifier for Property.

Secure

yesno

Denotes that the Property can be passed to the server side when doing a managed installation with elevated privileges. See the SecureCustomProperties Property for more information.

SuppressModularization

yesno

Use to suppress modularization of this property identifier in merge modules. Using this functionality is strongly discouraged; it should only be necessary as a workaround of last resort in rare scenarios.

Value

string

Sets a default value for the property. The value will be overwritten if the Property is used for a search.

Children

ComplianceDrive
ComponentSearch
DirectorySearch
DirectorySearchRef
IniFileSearch
ProductSearch
RegistrySearch
RegistrySearchRef

Parents

Package
Module
Fragment
ODBCDataSource
ODBCDriver
Upgrade
Control
UI

See also

PropertyRef

Windows Installer references

Property Table