Measurement Studio Installer Builder Help

Measurement Studio Installer Builder helps you create an installer for your application that includes NI libraries and installers. Installer Builder helps identify the NI installers that are needed for proper run-time behavior of your deployed application.

Note   You must have a valid Professional or Enterprise license for Measurement Studio to use Measurement Studio Installer Builder.

Installer Builder uses Microsoft Windows Installer (.msi) distribution technology. The Windows Installer technology packages all built libraries and executables along with any necessary files and registry keys into a single installer that can be run on a target machine. Windows installers include versioning information, which enforces correct behavior when performing upgrades, repairs, or reinstallations, and also provide a familiar install-time user interface.

Note   It is possible that running an installer you create using Installer Builder might uninstall certain features of NI products without reinstalling updated versions of those features. This behavior depends on the features installed on the build machine (the machine on which you create your installer) and the features installed on the target machine (the machine to which you deploy your installer). If the installation upgrades an NI product on the target machine, it may remove features of that product that were present on the target machine but not present on the machine used to build the installer. The installer displays information to the user that explains what features will be removed as part of the installation before uninstalling any products and gives the user the option to stop the installation. An installer will not downgrade an NI product.