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View ArticleError building with content files
I can build wit no problem if I just use the primary output of a project. When I add the content files for that project I always get "ISEXP : fatal error -6100: Internal build error" I'm stuck......
View ArticleImport SQL Scripts terminates ISDEV.EXE
Major problem - I have a SQL script that I am trying to import ins ISDEV 2012 Pro (sp1) and as soon as a click on import, ISDEV.EXE blows up, no trace or event in the Windows events. If I open the...
View Article32 bit installer issues
I have a single installer executable that will install on a 64 bit Windows 7 machine, but will not run on a 32 bit Windows 7 machine unless I have the Windows compatibility box checked set for Windows...
View ArticleInstall hangs, but only when part of OS deployment
First of all, I'm a total noob to packaging, so excuse my complete ignorance. I have an MSI that was made by my predecessor using AdminStudio, and the MSI hangs during installation, but only when...
View ArticleIndividual logging of AdvancedUI packages
Hi, I have created an Advanced UI installation in Installshield 2012 Spring Premier. In my project, I install an update from Microsoft (an EXE file) as well as an MSI. My Advanced UI installation works...
View ArticleLooking for IAFileChooser CustomCode example
Hi, Is there an example or a tutorial about using the IAFileChooser class in Custom Code? The current GerUserInput:Advanced does not populate the $USER_INSTALL_DIR$ IA variable until the Next button on...
View ArticleGAC DLL in Suite Installer
I have a Suite installer that uses a .NET library to handle Activation Codes to determine which product(s) to install. In our currently broken implementation we run a pre-requisite installer that puts...
View ArticleMultiple SQL Connections problem
I will have three possible connections, they might be on seperate servers, or, all on the same server. I started with one connection and it worked fine, when I added the second connection, I started...
View ArticleSETUPEXEDIR not returning the correct location of the Setup.exe
Hi, I am using "InstallShield 2012 Spring-Professional" and my Project Type is "Basic MSI Project" and the output is compressed single MSI file. As a part of install I need to copy the file which is...
View ArticleRegistry for windows 2008
Hi, I am trying to install my installer on windows 2008, which has both 32 and 64 bit files. It will be installed based on the user's choice (32 bit or 64 bit app). When i install 32 bit version of the...
View ArticleForce selecting at least one of the sub features
Hi Lets say I have a feature with 3 sub feature in it how can I force selecting at least one of the sub features ? ( Basic MSI project )
View ArticleIs it possible...?
Hi folks, We're evaluating InstallShield 2012 Spring, and one of the requirements for us is to be able to build installers with absolutely no interface. It seems that when I remove all dialogs from a...
View ArticleInvalid/Foreign characters in value fetched from registry
Hi, I have an installer created using Installshield 2012 that depends greatly on the value of a Registry key written by some other application developed in-house. I use RegDBGetKeyValueEx Installscript...
View ArticleReferencing a Custom action vbscript file stored in source control?
I'm trying to reference a vbscript from our source control but am running into issues. The setup is as follows: Windows 7 Visual Studio 2012 with InstallShield 2012 LE Project/Solutions are store in...
View ArticleExtension Condition DLL in .NET
Writing a suite installer and am including an Extension Condition DLL in the project. I have a .NET version of the library that is included with my application that is being installed and I'd like to...
View ArticleUninstallString /I versus /X
I inherited a number of basic MSI projects. One of the projects, after install, has an UninstallString of "MsiExec.exe /X{productcode}" while the other one has "MsiExec.exe /I{productcode}". Can anyone...
View ArticleInstall without uninstall
Hello, I have an InstallShield project that works fine. My problem is that I must uninstall the previous level before installing updated files. Please share how to configure InstallShield where a user...
View ArticleMajor upgrading a single instance of a multi instance basic msi install problems
I've created a basic MSI project using Installshield 2012 with 10 instances. In order to do an upgrade of a single instance, I authored a custom action to have the user pick which instance to upgrade...
View ArticlePrerequisite SQL Server 2012 requires reboot sometimes but wont continue...
I have an installer with a prerequisite SQL Server 2012 Express RTM (x86 &x64Wow). The command for that is /ACTION=Install /qs=true /IACCEPTSQLSERVERLICENSETERMS=true /UPDATEENABLED=false...
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