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Window 2003 server SP2 detection

Is it possible to automatically detect if Window Server 2003 has SP2 installed? I'm working in InstallShield 9 install script, so I suppose I need to check some registry key? ...

InstallShield: Setting a Custom Action's Property Value from a Release Property

I'm trying to automate InstallShield from my build process, and I need to set a type 51 Custom Action's Property Value from my Release's Product Configuration Flags property. What is the syntax (something in square brackets?) to do that? From here... ...to here: ...

installshield: Windir returns c:\documents & settings\fcuser\windows instead of c:\windows

we have a setup developed in installshield vr 6.3. it is a self extractable single setup. it work fine in most on most of the Windows version but on Windows server 2003 64bit in Execution mode when doing RD it return user windows directory against WINDIR i.e. c:\documents & settings\fcuser\windows instead of C:\Windows. According to htt...

Does MSI installer exist for Microsoft Report Viewer Redistributable 2008?

I'm trying to embed Microsoft Report Viewer 2008 to my installer package on InstallShield. It accepts a Chained msi, but I was able only to find .exe and not a .msi version for ReportViewer. Does anyone know if is there a way to find this ReportViewer.msi or convert the ReportViewer.exe to ReportViewer.msi? thank you ...

Make clients to download InstallShield PreRequisites from Internet

Hi Everyone, My installshield project uses custom prerequisites to install .Net Framework 4.0 Client Profile and Microsoft Sync Framework 2.0 client package. I want to let clients to donwload .Net Framework and Sync Framework directly from the Internet so that our installer is small. But I cant see a way to this. If you could give so...

InstallShield-2009: Basic MSI: How to run a custom action after user cancels uninstall (rollback)

InstallShield-2009 Premier: Basic msi project: What to do when I want a custom action to run when user clicks cancel button during uninstall? I put a custom action (a C# exe which would just show a message box) with Action Type: Type: Launch an executable Location: Stored in the Binary table Action Parameters: Source: exe path T...

Installshield permissions on Citrix network drive ??

I'm using installshield express to write a simple installer. I need to set read/write/modify rights to the database directory. ( Because of Vista/Win7 users with restricted rights) I'm setting FullControl permissions to all folders within "DATABASDIR". ( [%USERDOMAIN] [LogonUser] ). This works fine in XP / Vista / Win 7 etc. The proble...

How to tell if an Installer (InstallShield specifically) completes successfully?

I am starting an installer from my application and then synchronously waiting for it to complete. Process installerProcess = Process.Start("TheProcessName"); // Must EnableRaisingEvents before calling synchronous method WaitForExit // according to MSDN documentation. installerProcess.EnableRaisingEvents = true; installerProcess.Wait...

What encoding does InstallShield expect non-latin-alphabet string table entries to use?

I work on an app that gets distributed via a single installer containing multiple localizations. The build process includes a script that updates the .ism string table with translations for each supported language. This works fine for languages like French and German. But when testing the installer in, i.e. Japanese, the text shows up...

Embedding SQL Server into a .NET application

Hey, I've just finished writing a VB.NET application. Now I want to package the executable and the database ofcourse into a single installer file. I tried using QSetup, InstallShield to make SQL Server embedded into the setup file, and finally after hours of try&fail I have no idea. Anyone? ...

How to retain service settings through InstallShield upgrade install

I have an InstallScript project in IS2010. It has a handful of services that get installed. Some are C++ exes and use the "InstallShield Object for NT Services". Others are Java apps installed as services with Java Service Wrapper through LaunchAppAndWait command line calls. Tomcat is also being installed as a service through a call ...

How to add .NET Framework 3.5 and other prerequisites to InstallShield project

I can create setup file in InstallShield 2009 I don't know how to add the .NET Framework 3.5 and other prerequisites to the InstallShield project. ...

Problem with InstallShield 2009

In InstallShield 2009 how add MSI file to "after install my mproject" Install it ...

Uninstall exceptions in InstallShield

Hello, I have a setup project with InstallShield 2010. I'm deploying a configuration file during installation. However, when uninstalled, InstallShield decides to delete it (which is normal). The question is, is there a way to keep the file on the hard disk even after the application in uninstalled? I don't want to reconfigure the appl...

Can one edit an InstallShield setup.exe's manifest file?

I'm running into the Windows Vista/7 Program Compatibility Assistant problem described here: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1069135/this-program-might-not-have-installed-correctly-message-in-windows-7-rc The solution (backed-up by similar questions elsewhere, and MSDN), is apparently to add a 'compatibility' section to setup.exe's ...

Is InstallShield 2010 really necessary to support Windows 7 (against using InstallShield 12)

I have received an e-mail from Flexera containing the following statement: "We understand that many of our customers still using InstallShield 12 maybe having difficulties sending installations to Windows 7 desktops, 64 Bit servers or R2 2008. Therefore we would like to provide this opportunity for you to erase these potential / curren...

Change MS Patch custom language

How can I change the default UI language when installing a patch/update? The problem is that the patch takes the initial language in which the setup to be patched was installed and not the current system language (defined in Regional Settings/Advanced Options). I wonder if there is a property or a switch that I can pass to a msp file to...

Set Installsheild project environment variables through Automation Interface

I'm working to simplify using an InstallShield template by setting components, parameters, and environment variables from an .ini file via the automation interface. I'm stumped as to the right way to set the environment variables called out in the project. Are environment variables part of the ISWiProperties collection, or is there some...

Setup project with managed custom actions. Big heck of a headache

I'm trying to create a setup project and I can't believe how painful it could be. Non of the tools that I've tried to use, haven't satisfy me. How come? Well, let's see: First and easiest option: Setup project built in Visual Studio. Easy and fast. you can easily implement custom actions, even if you're code was written in c# or vb.net...

Settings file to be used in WIX and InstallShield

Hi, I've create a setup with WIX and i have a wxi file where i define some properties for the installer. Some of them are read by a custom action and used there. So the variables defined in the wxi file are set as some basic properties values in the main file. Config File: <?define MyVariable="fileName.txt" ?> Main File: <Property...