This section describes how to customize typical and custom installation dialog boxes. It is only necessary to customize the dialog boxes used by a custom installation.

Both typical and custom installations require the GeneralDlgs of acinstallinput.xml. Each dialog box element in GeneralDlgs corresponds to a dialog box in the installation user interface. For example, SetupTypeDlg is the dialog box that asks if this will be a typical or custom installation and where to install the software.

Only a custom installation uses the CustomDlgs of acinstallinput.xml. Each dialog box element in CustomDlgs corresponds to a dialog box that appears only during a custom installation. For example, ComponentsDlg is the dialog box that asks which product components to install. If the silent installation is a typical install, then you can omit the CustomDlgs component.