InstallShield KB: True or False?
Hello, I recently got into a discussion with a coworker about whether Modified files should be left behind on uninstall just by the virtue of their Modified date being newer than their Create date. I...
View ArticleWhy empty Session.Property( ALL ) in Custom Action(VBScript)?
Hi. Express Project. I was add custom action using VBScript. But, All return is empty. MsgBox "111 : " & Session.Property("SETUPEXEDIR") MsgBox "222 : " & Session.Property("SourceDir") MsgBox...
View ArticleRepackager Zone Identifier 1324 Error
So, I thought it was a good idea to get IMGburn and Irfanview repackaged without adware, and localized. Especially the localization seems to go wrong. After the installation I've copied the language...
View ArticleInstaller built using IS 2013 throws a reboot prompt in Win XP embedded
I am using InstallShield 2013 to build the installer for my product (well, the earlier versions were built with IS 2012, my team has started to use IS 2013). Everything installs fine till I attempt to...
View ArticleFind out which features are installed (Basic msi) from outside a setup?
Hi! I'm having a Basic msi setup that is often executed by a separate software in order to allow our users to install different products sequentially. We call that software out install wizard as it...
View ArticleDISK_SERIAL_NUMBER value ?
Does the value used for DISK_SERIAL_NUMBER have to be for the C: drive?? The situation I am asking is where Windows 7 OS is installed on the C: drive but IT has mounted a B: drive. After that, the...
View ArticleLicense Transfer
My laptop died so Dell is sending a new one but my license is tied to the dead laptop so how do I transfer the license to my new machine when it arrives later today?
View ArticleRequest: Change inaccurate description of "Overwrite Any Existing File" check...
This post is pertaining the QuickPatch project file. I wasted hours on an issue as a result of a very inaccurate description for a check box in the QuickPatch project file. In the QuickPatch IDE,...
View ArticleInstalling a suite in system context - file system redirection problem? att:...
This problem occurs on Windows 7 64-bit. We have a suite built with IS 2014 that installs properly when run by an admin user. However, we have a customer using SCCM who experiences failures when they...
View ArticleCreating an hourly Scheduled Task.
I have an InstallScript MSI project and I had created Scheduled Tasks. One of the tasks I need to modify this to be a recurring task to run ever hour. Does anyone know how to accomplish this? As the...
View ArticlePatch Version not coming in Add/Remove Programs "View Install Updates"
I've created an MSI installation file using InstallShield 2012. After I've installed it, if I go to the "Add or Remove Programs" / "Programs and Features" in the Windows Control Panel I can see my...
View Articlelmdiag shows only first Vendor Deamon in FlexNet Publisher
Hi, I have successfully running six Vendor Daemons in my FlexNet Publisher installation. Works like a charm! lmstat -a -c @SERVER shows me the information of all Vendor Daemons, thats okay. But lmdiag...
View ArticleUnable to build multi language installers with Standalone build
Hi, We've been using Installshield 2010 and the Standalone builder for a while and all seemed to work fine. Recently we added a new Windows 2012 machine to our build server pool. This machine is...
View ArticleMerge Module - Zero G Registry corruption help!
I have a project that installs a number of Merge Modules as part of the installation. However, after running the project's uninstaller, the Zero G Registry entries for the merge modules are still...
View ArticleDynamic link file update issue
IS2013, Installscript project dragged forward kicking and screaming from IS6 We have a Help component/feature that uses dynamic file links. When the Help is regenerated and files are no longer needed,...
View ArticleDynamic File Linking and Folder exclusion
Hey Folks, Has anyone found a way to do dynamic file linking and a Basic MSI project but to exclude files under a certain folder? I was thinking it would be something like ./<directory>/*.* but...
View ArticleLink radio button selection to which dialog to display next
I have Installshield 2014 - I want to have a new dialog that shows a radio button group, with radio buttons Yes and No (the text and value property is set accordingly for each button). I have this...
View ArticleLaunching Repackager Remotely - Fails on Build Process
All, I very very new to AdminStudio. I jsut install AdminStudio2014 on a Win 2008r2 x64 server. I created all the Folder shares and Added a Dekstop Shortcut on a Win 2008 x86 server (for Repackage of...
View Articlecopy actions
Hi All, I have an IA project, in that, I have lot of actions, i want to create(repeat) some of the actions into another IA project. Is there any way to copy those action into another project. Can...
View ArticleUNC intead of Mapped Drive Letter
Hi, I am trying to install a program which is using InstallAnywhere 12.5 Build 4181. The installation package is located on a server disk, which I have mapped as X: to my computer (Windows 2008 R2)....
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