Installshield Product Code Jun 2026

Never change a Product Code mid-release. Once a version is "in the wild," that GUID is locked to that version forever.

Inside the InstallShield interface, you typically find the Product Code under the General Information Manual vs. Automatic: installshield product code

If you are using a CI/CD pipeline (like Jenkins or Azure DevOps), you can automate the Product Code generation using the InstallShield Standalone Builder or by modifying the .ism project file (XML) via scripts. Never change a Product Code mid-release

// Get product code at runtime szProductCode = MsiGetProductCode(MY_PRODUCT_NAME); installshield product code

didn't just change the code. He had to perform a "Digital Exorcism."