Hi I have one ISM file created using Installshield. In Path Variables Explorer, I can see some variables defined. How can find if they are used anywhere in the ISM ? I want to remove variables if they are unused. I am using Installshield 11.5 Adminstudio. Thanks in Advance. ---Sambhaji ...
I'm installing an Active X control that contains some COM servers. I'm using InstallShield's COM Extract at Build option to generate the registry information. This results in a lot of entries in the Registry and Class tables. (The extracted information is pretty much the same using Wix). It appears that my COM Sever is correctly bein...
Hi all, I had a problem installing my project on vista and 7 which I mentioned before here. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3617689/how-to-cope-with-install-error-1920-about-winsxs-merge-modules-in-vista-and-7 I see that post for a problem may be similar of mine, and there is a solutuion author tried. http://stackoverflow.com/quest...
Where i need to mention the icon 'XX.ico' path in the below metohd. Right now a icon is created on desktop with some image(XY.ico) corresponding to folder icon Now i need to change that image(XY.ico). New image icon has to be place for the same folder icon. AddFolderIcon (szProgramFolder, szItemName, szCommandLine, szWorkingDir, szIconP...
I am new to install shield , I have an Install Script msi project and have some features, I want feature3 to be greyed out in sdfeaturestree dialog. Kindly help me in to this I am very stucked. kindly tell me the fucntion which disable the check box of specified feature.? thanks very much ...
Hi, I have a custom action that no longer exists (I deleted it and it is no-where to be seen at all in Installshield. I compile and rebuild Installshield. When I click "Run" to install the product, it gets close to the end, then spouts error #1721: Cannot execute "Run_exe.exe". The Custom Action no longer exists and it still seems to a...
Hi there, If you have worked on installscript of InstallShield. You might also came across to this condition when you have a 'Feature View' and all in the list are selected by default. How can we deselect them? Thanks. ...
I am new to Installshield and having some problems. My Questions are : How Can I use OnIstalling Event of a specific feature to reset the progress bar for the installation of this feature (In this feature SQL scripts will be install)? and How reset the progress bar for the installation of a feature ( I need to run SQL Scripts and i w...
Hi, I am using a basic MSI setup. I am trying to get the disc to prompt to say "Please insert next disc" which will then continue for the user to insert the next disc and then continue installation. Here is my setup: DVD1: Install DVD2: Media Content 1 (has content to copy over to the same folder as the Install) DVD3: Media Content 2 ...
What are the best practices for creating internet download bootstrappers that reference Microsoft packages? For example InstallShield has a Setup Prerequisite that can download vstor40_x86.exe from Microsoft.com through a go.microsoft.com/fwlink link ID that resolves to the download url for that EXE. InstallShield didn't create a PRQ...
Hello I am useing InstallShield Limited Edition for Visual Studio 2010 to create an installer, and I am trying to add an executable custom action. My custom action in an exe that is installed to the install dir. The custom action needs to use another file that is located in the install dir as well. How do I get the path to the install...
Using Installshield 2011, we're creating a major upgrade and having problems upgrading software with this Product Version format - 2009.727.1365. We keep getting the standard 'Installed software is newer than product to be installed' message. With IS 2011, the major version has to be less than 255, from what I can gather, and I think t...
Hi. I have a Basic MSI Project. I have three discs I am going to span the content on for the release. I have three features I am using for this, each with their own individual content. I use the project assistant->Application Files tab to select each feature and add content to them. When I drop-down the "All Application Data: tab, I dr...
I mean doing this in a InstallScript project so the installer would exit in the first place if it's not running with correct processor type. I found it'll be easy if it's a InstallScript MSI project, just modify the "Template summary" field, while this options is not there in InstallScript project. I have some requirements which could ...
Hi, I am releasing a new version of my product (minor upgrade), which I'm planning to package as a patch. This is a Basic MSI project in InstallShield 2009. The installer creates some shortcuts on the desktop and in the All Program menu, this shortcuts make a reference to the version number, e. gr. "My Product 7.3", "My Product 7.3.2"....
If i have two MSI packages: package A) 2.0.1234 (initial_product.msi) packacge B) 2.0.2300 (updated_product.msi) I can create a patch in installshield that generates an MSP from the two to upgrade 2.0.1234 to 2.0.2300. What's strange is, the new files from updated_product.msi aren't getting installed. Files that are being updated get ...
Hello I have BasicMsi project in InstallShield. I want to be able to update this application however I cannot find InstallShield variable that returns the number of already installed ProductVersion, I know that I can workout this version manually by using Upgrade node and defining set of rules however right now I'm searching for the sim...
Hello Is there a possibility to add directory (with sub directories) to SupportFiles section in installshield. I have dynamically created content (list of files changes constantly) that I use to support my installation. Is there any other method to add dynamically whole directory to installation package. I need files from this director...
I have a "CustomSetup" screen, which is pretty generic with my installation. When popping in the CD, after a few dialog boxes, I get to the CustomSetup screen, which gives me the ability to install or not install features of my program. This is great, however, I really only need to be able to have two choices which already exist. I don'...
I am working with a pure InstallScript installation in InstallShield Pro 2010. A third-party jar file has been replaced with a newer version in our software. When an upgrade installation is run, the new jar is installed, but the old jar also remains. Bad Things ensue. How can I get InstallShield to update the contents of a folder, AN...