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InstallShield Express – Visual FoxPro Limited Edition is a subset of the full InstallShield Express product. The padlock button to the left appears in the Help Library and in the IDE to indicate additional features that can be unlocked by moving to the full edition of InstallShield Express. Click the button to learn more about the specific limitations.

InstallShield is committed to providing you with comprehensive help and troubleshooting resources. In addition to the tips, links, and explanations you see throughout the product, we encourage you to take advantage of the following tools to become better acquainted with the development environment:

InstallShield® for Windows® installer  Help Library Your complete online User's Guide.

Getting Started Guide An online introductory guide that includes a step-by-step tutorial. You need the Adobe® Acrobat® Reader in order to view this file. If you don't have Acrobat Reader, visit the Adobe Web site.

Setup Map An interactive product tour.

Project Wizard Tutorial Use the Project wizard to build a setup from start to finish in ten easy steps.

ZAW Tutorial Create a simple setup program that publishes components to take advantage of Windows Installer's Zero Administration for Windows (ZAW) features.

Globalization Tutorial Use the setup you built in the Project Wizard tutorial to create a global setup.

Demos The DemoShield® demos that you see throughout the IDE are collected in the “Demos” page of the Help Library.

Windows Installer Programmer's Reference Microsoft's comprehensive documentation on the Windows Installer Service.

InstallScript Language Reference Your complete reference for InstallScript.

InstallShield Visual Debugger Learn how to debug your InstallScript.

Help Updates For the latest versions of InstallShield help files, visit our documentation Web page.