InstallShield: Requirements

System Requirements

InstallShield® 2011 System Requirements
Following are the minimum requirements for systems that run InstallShield (the authoring environment), as well as for target systems that run the installations created with InstallShield (the run-time environment).

For Systems Running InstallShield:

Processor	Pentium III-class PC (500 MHz or higher recommended)
RAM	256 MB of RAM (512 MB preferred)
Hard Disk	500 MB free space
Display	Designed for XGA resolution at 1024 × 768 or higher
Operating System	Windows XP Windows Server 2003 Windows Vista Windows Server 2008  Windows 7 Windows Server 2008 R2
Browser	Microsoft Internet Explorer 6
Privileges	Administrative privileges on the system
Mouse	Microsoft IntelliMouse or other compatible pointing device

For Target Systems (Desktop Computers)
Target systems must meet the following minimum operating system requirement:
Windows 2000
Windows XP
Windows Server 2003
Windows Vista
Windows Server 2008
Windows 7
Windows Server 2008 R2

For Target Systems (Mobile Devices)
InstallShield includes support for adding mobile device installations to desktop installations that use Microsoft Windows Mobile Device Center or Microsoft ActiveSync to transfer files to a mobile device.

InstallShield also includes support for straight-to-device installations that do not use Windows Mobile Device Center, ActiveSync, or any other desktop component.

For an overview of the different options that InstallShield supports, see "Creating Installations for Mobile Devices" in the InstallShield Help Library.

Windows Mobile Device Requirements

InstallShield supports many Windows Mobile platforms and processors. The Windows Mobile platforms are:

• Windows Mobile 6.x Professional and Classic
• Windows Mobile 6.x Standard
• Windows Embedded CE 6.x
• Windows Mobile 5.0 for Pocket PC
• Windows Mobile 5.0 for Smartphone
• Windows CE .NET 5.0
• Windows CE .NET 4.x
• Pocket PC 2003
• Pocket PC 2002
• Pocket PC
• Palm-size PC 2.11
• Palm-size PC 2.01
• Handheld PC 2000
• Handheld PC Pro
• Handheld PC 2.0
• Smartphone 2003
• Smartphone 2002

Note that if a platform is not included in the list, it does not mean InstallShield does not support it. It simply means that you cannot set conditions for that specific platform by default. To add support for additional platforms or to change the conditions for targeting a specific platform, you can modify the Settings.xml file that is installed with InstallShield. For more information, see "Modifying the List of Available Windows Mobile Platforms or their Associated Settings" in the InstallShield Help Library.

InstallShield includes support for the following Windows Mobile processors:

• ARM920
• ARM820
• ARM720
• Common Executable Format
• Hitachi SH4
• Hitachi SH3E
• Hitachi SH3
• i686
• i586
• i486
• MIPS R4000
• MIPS R3000
• MIPS R2000
• SHx SH4
• SHx SH3
• StrongARM-XScale

Palm OS Device Requirements

InstallShield supports Palm OS 3.5 and later.

Desktop Requirements for Windows Mobile Device Installations

Requirements for the desktop computers that are used to install applications on Windows Mobile devices are:

• Microsoft ActiveSync 3.x or later on Windows XP (ActiveSync 4.x is required for Windows Mobile 5.x or later devices)
• Microsoft Windows Mobile Device Center on Windows Vista
• Administrative privileges

Desktop Requirements for Palm OS Device Installations

Palm HotSync is required for the desktop computers that are used to install applications on Palm OS devices.