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InstallAnywhere and proxy servers
I am trying to automate the creation of installers using ant task. Each time we launch the ant build, it gets stuck on the step: Looking up Update Service knowing that I am using InstallAnywhere 2103...
View Articlefatal error -7210
Hello, I'm starting to use Installshield and i've this error : ISDEV : fatal error -7210: Failed to verify digital signature of C:\Program Files\InstallShield\2012Spring\System\IsUiServices.dll Error...
View ArticleHow to create an msi that updates an existing msi
I am using Installshield 2013 Express and I have created an msi. Now I want to create a new msi that can either 1) update the old msi if installed or 2) install the new msi if an msi is not installed....
View Article"Forgetting" previous license server location
Hello, I have an application using trusted storage which can check out license rights from local trusted storage or server trusted storage. In local trusted storage I have feature X. In server trusted...
View ArticleCan CA edit a new/existing file?
I would like to write the value of a Property to an existing file. I have a Basic MSI project. Do I need to author a CA that is "Run InstallScript Code"? Can this CA be run even if the installation is...
View ArticleHow to Run an application after an install (no UAC)
Hello all, I've made a driver install program. this setup program has some applications too. This setup program has the UAC elevated right because this has the driver install function. so, If I launch...
View Articleissue in Pre compiling .net assemblies using NGEn 2.0
Hello All, I am experiencing issues in using pre compiling .3 net assemblies by setting property .Net Precompiled to "Yes". When I do this, two custom actions were created with incorrect options i.e...
View ArticleWhere i am going wrong- Install Shield2013- Need help Please!!!
Hi Everyone, Searched over the internet but unable to find a proper solution. I have repackaged an application over a clean machine. Excluded the required registry setting, files and folders. Changed...
View ArticleRepackager - 'The Feature you are trying to use on a network resource is...
Hi Everyone, Searched over the internet but unable to find a proper solution. I have repackaged an application over a clean machine. Excluded the required registry setting, files and folders. Changed...
View Articleextract msp file from Update.exe?
Hello, how can i extract the msp file (and possibly other stuffed packed in...) from an MSI Update.exe? The /extract_all option is intended to work only for InstallScript projects AFAIK, and for an MSI...
View ArticleHow do I detect if my MSI is being uninstalled due to an upgrade?
Hello everyone. I need to identify when my MSI package is being uninstalled because a new product is being installed via the upgrade code. I need to do this in either a basic MSI or an InstallScript...
View ArticleNo SQL scripts during MSI installer on Japanese Windows XP
we have to install our product with InstallShield on several systems. During installation we have to execute some SQL scripts, this works properly in nearly every case. Except a Japanese Windows XP we...
View ArticleNew Feature Request: Default ARP Settings
I was creating another install project today and I find myself copying my Add/Remove Programs info from a previous install every time. Could there be a settings page to set the defaults for these fields?
View Articleadded a new dialog to download 3rd party, but ....
added a new dialog to download 3rd party installer, but it can't get this one to be the last page. I set the behavior of the "finish" button to do the following: 1) doAction = launch "website" where...
View ArticleInstall from Manifest.txt / Permissions?
I am performing an install from Manifest. I did a little proof-of-concept in which I build an installer in which the manifest contains one specification which essentially copies a file from one place...
View ArticleBetter understanding of redistributables
I have InstallShield 2013 Express which I have been using successfully for awhile. I'm a developer with very limited understanding of installation so I've kept things pretty vanilla. After a recent...
View Articlewhere to install adminstudio?
We have AdminStudio 2013 Professional. It has a SQL piece for the catalog I've noticed. Do you install AdminStudio onto a Server or can you install it onto a Windows 7 workstation?
View ArticleText Replacement not working
I have a basic MSI project that includes a .reg file that I want to modify with installation specific data. This should be a great job for the text replacement feature in InstallShield. In the IDE I...
View ArticleHow to set target operating system for each of file
Hello, I am starting working with Install Shield 2013. Up to now I worked with Express edition 2010. I need to install (copy) some of files depending on target operating system (Vista, win7..) There is...
View ArticleEnable Exit Button in Custom Code Panel
Hi everyone, I'm doing some custom coding for Install Anywhere and I found a problem I could not wrap my head around it. Basically I want to display a custom designed JFrame as an error dialog ( this...
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