Installation

MSM Module Integration

Note: Administrative rights are required to install the program!

MSM module is provieded with OEM version for integration into third-party installers. It installs all core components of the program: drivers, service, API files.

Note: In case if the installer allows user to choose, install Virtual Serial Port Control or not, it's necessary to configure FT_EXECUTE_CA property using custom action chk_msm_install (refer to example). Set the property to 0, if Virtual Serial Port Control should not be installed. Otherwise set it to 1. It's set to 1 by default.

Note: To prevent unexpected Virtual Serial Port Control uninstallation (if you install new version of your software), OLD_PRODUCT_FOUND property should be set.

Examples of MSM module integration can be found in Integration folder of Virtual Serial Port Control SDK.

Integration into Visual Studio 2005

The example should be compiled in standard way.

Integration into WiX

Windows Installer XML (WiX) Toolset v2.0 and above is required to compile WiX example.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/wix

Integration into InstallShield 2009

Before compiling InstallShield 2009 integration example, please add Virtual Serial Port Control MSM module (VSPCcore-Intel.msm) into the project:

  1. Go to Project tree -> Application data\Redistributables.
  2. Right click on the list of all known MSM modules and select "Browse for Merge module...".
  3. Then specify location of VSPCcore-Intel.msm file to add it into the project.