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Tutorial for Install Shield 2010 Limited Edition VS 2010?

Hi Does anyone have a tutorial that they could point me too. I am kinda confused about some of the steps in the wizard for install Shield 2010 limited edition. ...

Updating the Website virtual directory (MSI -Installshield)

Hi I am using InstallShield 2010 I am trying to create an installation MSI which will modify a Web application's virtual directory path under the "Default Web Site". I was trying many way in the Installation Designer but I can't mange to overwrite the changes. It is possible to do it or do I need to implement custom actions. Thanks T...

Handle CheckBox Checked Event in Interior Dialog in Basic MSI Project

Tools: InstallShield 2009 Premier, Basic MSI Project I have added an interior dialog, and in that dialog I added a checkbox. Now if the checkbox is checked I want to exit the setup (or, show a message box). How? ...

Having a Prerequisites for InstallShiled 2010

Hello All, I am very new to istallshield 2010,I have created basic MSI setup for my application. I need to check few prerequisites for my application those are as below. Microsoft frame work 3.5 with SP1. Sql Express 2005. Visual C++ redistributable If any of the above things are not installed before means,I have to install while i...

How should I include Infragistics dependencies in InstallShield Setup Project?

Hi, I've a Windows Application in which we are using Infragistics controls. Now, we are creating its setup project using InstallShield. This is my first time with InstallShield. It seems we need to provide Infragistics setup in dependencies. I don't want to install setup or it shouldn't be. Can't it be done just provide Infragistics DL...

Installshield Targetdir

Hi I'am trying to make a small installer. Basic MSI. The installdir should be \ProgramFiles\some & some\ But when I execute the installer, the "&" can't be seen. But it seems to choose the right folder. It is installed ok, to the right folder. How can I make the "&" visible in the path? ...

Can I get the ProductCode from an InstallShield executable?

I can programmatically query an MSI and retrieve such properties as the ProductCode. Is there a way to query an Installshield executable to get the properties of the MSI that it contains? ...

modifying xml attributes using Installshield

Hi, I'm using installshield 2010. I'm trying to modify xml attributes related to connection string in installshield. i have imported xml file and selected the elements which I need to modify. i'm using function onSQLLogin after creating an sql connection to get username and password given by user. The peculiar behaviour is that if I deb...

Install shield cannot replace locked file

I use install shield to update application. I have ws2003 server, multiple users can access at the same time. When other users run my application I can run upgrade process, Install shield recognize that files are locked and creates temporary version of new files (these are app.configs, automatically generated during installation) in ...

set "run as administrator" flag programmatically

Hi All, Is it possible to programmatically set the "Run As Administrator" flag on exe file or shortcut file? Does Installshield support this functionality if i'll do it as part of the installation process? I'm trying to find the relevant command line / API / installshield command for this. Thanks, Lior ...

InstallShield 2009: detect system CSV separator and update INI value

OK as you may know the CSV separator in French is not , it's ;. We need to deploy an application to both French and English systems. What I would like to do is that InstallShield would detect the system CSV separator and then save this value in an INI installed with the application (I know, INIs are outdated by the registry a long time ...

How to make a .NET COM wrapper generic

I think this is a factory / provider type story but I'm not sure how to describe my problem. It goes like this. InstallShield has a COM Automation Interface that they change the name of it with each release. If it was VBScript I'd say set project = CreateObject("ISWiAuto15.ISWiProject) ' InstallShield 2009 set project = CreateObject(...

Problem when uninstall my application in vista and win7, but not in XP.

I have a problem when uninstall my application in vista and win7, but not in XP. The error message is " The following error occured on the file 'C:\Windows\system32\mfc40.dll" Access is denied. (0x5) I made installer for my application using installscript project in Installshield 2010 if i choose button ignore in that error message, my...

Installshield 11.5: How to implement browse file functionality?

I am trying to implement browse button with its adjacent edit box in Installshield 11.5. Unfortunately version 11.5 does not have standard controls for this. Is there a simple workaround to this problem? ...

Installshield, how to verify internet connection before installation?

Hi all, I am using Installshield for the installation of a product. I am attempting to find a way to verify an active internet connection before I continue with the installation of my product. I checked all over, even the manual/help guides from the Installshield people. I am setting "Program Features" through the Installation Design...

Installshield Run EXE then wait for completion before running another

Hello, I am using Installshield, and have had success in launching my exe install files (such as KLite) after all my files have transferred to their target destination. My question is this: I am currently able to launch all the install exe's necessary, but they all launch at the same time, which can be rather annoying and cluttering. ...

InstallShield display uninstall user interface

I have an application that can be uninstalled via a shortcut, which executes msiexec.exe /x {ProductCode}. When I click the shortcut it launches the Execute phase of the uninstall, however, it skips the preceding phase where user interface dialogs are displayed. If I run from the MSI file directly to uninstall it displays these dialogs. ...

What area of custom action to trigger an uninstall via InstallScript

I have a installation that I'm not sure why prompts for Disk 1. Knowing that the customer might not have Disk 1 I have to ship along the previous MSI and trigger it using install script using LaunchAppAndWait("MsiExec.exe", sCmdLine + sValue, WAIT); Where sCmdLine is /x and sValue is the path to my previous MSI. I can trigger the u...

Installshield Run EXE only during install

Hey all, I have another question regarding exe's and custom actions within Installshield. I currently have a set of custom actions which launch executables in silent mode.. In the return process, it is set for Synchronous(Check exit code) mode, and it is set for a Deferred Execution in System Context. My question is the following: W...

Is it possible to create self-extracted setup with InstallShield Limited Edition

InstallShield Limited Edition comes as free addition to Visual Studio 2010 users. It has many options on how to configure installation package, but I am having an issue to figure out if is possible to create a self-extracting setup with LE. Alternative to this can be 7-zip SFX add-on, NSIS, etc. ...