Issue in patching conditional components
Scenario: Feature1 has Component 1 with condition1 and Component2 with condition2 both component1 and component2 has same file name, say, file1.dll and same directory. either of one Compoent will be...
View ArticleDoes anyone who knows anything actually read these things?
My three posts, dating back to June, have literally dozens of views (the one from June has literally thousands!) and not a single reply! Is this a venting board or a help forum? (Since it would appear...
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View ArticleMsi Prerequisite Installs but complains it failed
Hey Folks, I have a bit of a strange problem. I have a prerequisite which has a condition that checks the registry for the product. When I run my installation the prerequisite kicks off and it installs...
View ArticleError retrieving dependency DCOM95
I am using IS 2014 Express to create a simple installer for a legacy Visual Basic 6 Application and I am receiving an error with the build. ISEXP : error -4072: Error retrieving dependency...
View ArticlePrerequisites Not Being Installed
I checked the prerequisites that I want to install. They say they're installed locally. They're set to extract from the setup.exe and the setup.exe got bigger when I did this. When I build the...
View ArticleCOM Extraction issue after moving program to Visual Studio 2013
Hi, We have an ActiveX control that we have been doing COM extraction on successfully for many years. We recently move the control from Visual Studio 2010 to Visual Studio 2013, and now COM extraction...
View ArticleCan't delete .bak folders...
Hi all, For some reason I'm having trouble, usually when running my install builds from scripts, deleting the .bak folders on install compile/build startup. Is there a way to turn off the use of .bak...
View ArticleExtracting an MSI from an Installscript/MSI exe
Hi guys I notice the general process of extracting an MSI from a setup.exe that was built from an Installscript/MSI project type is to run the setup.exe and extract the .msi and Installscript engine...
View ArticleSQL Server 2012 Express does not resume on reboot
Hi Everyone, My application needs to install SQL Server 2012 Express SP2. At some point during the prerequisite installation, the system requires a reboot. After rebooting, SQL Server is not installed...
View ArticleNeed SAP Crystal Reports for .NET Framework prerequisite file (prq)
I have IS 2014 Express on VS2010 system with SAP Crystal Reports for .NET Framework. I'm trying to create a simple installation package that adds the Crystal Reports prerequisite but I can't find one...
View ArticleAccessing ReplacedInUseFiles property during Execute Sequence...
Hi all, I'm trying to change a current install widget to behave differently if the need for a reboot has been detected. I'm trying to leverage ReplacedInUseFiles for this purpose, but in testing, I...
View ArticleRepair Chained MSI
Hi all or IS Developers Does anyone know if IS 2014 has improved the chained MSI functionality, particularly around repairing? In previous versions the undocumented value ecoReinstallInstalled had to...
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InstallShield 2013 creates faulty single exectable installer
Hi All, I'm using InstallShield 2013 Premier edition to create my installer. In my installer I've added SQL Server 2012 32-bit/64-bit installer and few more installer in support files section. Please...
View ArticleISDEV : error -4072: Error retrieving dependency
Hi All, We are trying to create installers for VB6 application on windows 7 machine using InstallShield 2011 Professional Edition. We got below error while building the package, ISDEV : error -4075:...
View ArticleShortcuts with Path Variables
Ok, this seems like it should be something simple, but I guess I am a bit over my head right now! I am using Installshield 2013 Professional and using a Basic MSI Project. I have a set of files that...
View ArticleSuite & SQL Browse
Are there any plans to support the SQL browse dialog in the Wizard Interface? If not are there any recommendations on how to repro this? Regards Ben
View ArticleSuites & Windows Features
When you are installing Windows Features using a Suite you need to ensure that the features configured are applicable for the operating system that they are installed for. So do I have to have a...
View ArticleSuite & Windows Features requiring a reboot/restart
If you install a Windows Feature that requires a reboot how can you force it to do it now and then continue when it comes back up?. Looking at the Suite debuglogs I can see this message: "Windows...
View ArticleImport Packages from SCCM 2012
Using AdminStudio 2014, and AdminStudio Enterprise Server 2013 R2. Using Application Manager, and trying to import from SCCM 2012. I am not able to choose packages, I can only choose Applications....
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