>Will said:
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>>Select Options on the Tools menu. Under the File Locations tab you can add paths to the Merge Module Locations textbox. You can have multiple paths in the list. Add c:\programs\common files\Microsoft Shared\Merge Modules directory and they will appear once you exit and restart InstallShield.
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>When I select Tools...Options, the dialog box that comes up allows me to change only two things: Project Location and Help Window On Top; there is no File Location tab. ISX help confirms this and has no reference to the File Location tab. I'm still at a deadend.

That's different from InstallShield Express Version 3.53. It must not be available with the limited version. I don't know how to fix your problem with the limited version. Sorry about that...