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Installshield: can it generate an .msi file?

Can InstallShield generate an .MSI file? What is the difference between the Express and Professional versions of InstallShield? Is there any reason to get Professional? ...

ISCmdBld.exe ---- Not replacing latest file during Build

Hi friends I am developing a tool which will automate the installshield (2008 Primer Version) setup (project type InstallScript MSI). The input files have been referenced directly from the Drop Location which will copy all the files after build that from Team Foundation Server (TFS). Next from batch file i am calling the ISCmdBld.exe w...

Error while installing programm

I got following error message during programm installation : "1: ALLUSERS property is not 1 - this MSM cannot be used for a per-user or fallback-to-user install 2: 2" Binaries for installation were compiled by Install Shield v 12. Could anyone help ? ...

How to change the installer's icon using Installshield 2011?

I'm using Installshield 2011 to create an installer and it create an output installer whose icon is something that I want to replace one of my own. How can I do it? Please help! ...

Installshield 2010, Selecting to NOT install a feature, and it still attempts to install it.

Hello, While using installshield 2010, I give the user the ability to install or not install two of three features during the installation process. If the user chooses the "complete" install, everything installs fine. If the user chooses to NOT install a feature, the installer still thinks that they are trying to install it, and does n...

Installshield, uninstalling program not removing all folders

Hello, I am using Installshield 2010. I made a basic MSI setup, and I am having a problem with uninstalling. Uninstalling does not remove all folders. After a complete install, I then uninstall only to find that there is still a path leftover. for example, C:\ProgramFiles\CompanyName\Account\User_1234.xml still remains, while everyth...

How can InstallShield check if SQL Server 2005 (3.1) Compact Edition (CE) is installed

I am developing a Windows desktop application which requires the SQL Server 2005 Compact Edition (SQLServerCE31-EN.msi) to be installed. I am using InstallShield 2011 to install this as a pre-requisite during the installation process. In order to come up with the pre-requisite definition I used Process Monitor to see that these registry...

Silent install parameter ignored, InstallShield 2009.

Hi, I've just inherited an InstallShield 2009 project from a guy who left (oh joy) and am trying to get the setup.exe to run in silent mode. The project is a Basic MSI project and according to the documentation, I should be able to specify the /s switch combined with /v/qn to make the installer and MSI process silent. However, when I ...

Build automation using TFS with InstallShield 2011

We have a TFS build which outputs 2 exe's for 2 different solutions. How do I now integrate my build with InstallShield to use these exe's of both the solutions in my installer. Any points to information would be greatly appreciated. Thanks much in advance!! ...

Running application containing a SQLCE db causes "Internal error: Cannot open the shared memory region." on windows 7

Hi there, I have just finished developing a wpf application that uses a sql ce db. I am using installshield2010 express to package up the application. I have created a folder (ProgramData) within installshield and created a directoy for my db e.g. c:\ProgramData\Test\Data\MyDb.sdf however when I run the application I get an error Intern...

Installshield: how to add Java run-time environment?

Using Installshield, how can I include the Java JRE as part of the package? ...

How to run a CA as another user?

My installation is always executed in a Computer where I know the user/password of a user with administrator privileges. The installation needs Administrative privileges to execute so I created an EXE that executes the installation using this known user. My problem know is that the installation launches an EXE from a Custom Action once...

How to make Product Version property match executable's version number automatically

I have an InstallShield project with 2 executable's. How do I change the product version property in General Information of InstallShield to match one of my executable's version number. I'm using auto builds. Thanks in advance!! ...