msiexec is a command prompt software that installs an msi program. But I have found that you can install an msi file from the command line by just typing in the name of the msi file on the command line. But in order to uninstall the msi file, it seems you have to call the msiexec program and give it an /x or /uninstall. Does anyone kn...
What is the best way to determine if the flash ocx is installed in Innosetup (or any installer for that matter). I don't want to attempt to install it myself, I will simply force the user to go to the flash site and install, I just want to make sure that the flash.ocx (version 9+) is installed. Is it enough to check for HKEY_CLASSES_RO...
I read this without finding the solution: http://docs.python.org/install/index.html ...
I tried to install beautifulsoup. I get such an error: <-- snip --> raise MissingSectionHeaderError(fpname, lineno, line) ConfigParser.MissingSectionHeaderError: File contains no section headers. file: /Users/Sam/.pydistutils.cfg, line: 1 'install_lib = ~/Library/Python/$py_version_short/site-packages\n' I get an similar error as I run ...
Hi All, When I try to create a new Maintenance Plan in SQL Server, I get the following warning: The action you attempted to perform on a remote instance of SQL Server has failed because the action requires a SQL Server component that is not installed on the remote computer. To proceed, install SQL Server 2005 Management ...
ho-fe3fdd00-12:~ Sam$ easy_install BeautifulSoup Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/easy_install", line 8, in <module> load_entry_point('setuptools==0.6c7', 'console_scripts', 'easy_install')() File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/Extras/lib/python/setuptools/command/easy_install.py", line...
I wonder about this because we are developing an application, after installation some files were copied to program files and some to user profile directory. But, we found some issues w.r.t program files. Now all files are installed in the current user's directory. Even Google Chrome, does so. What do you think? ...
As you might know, msiexec is a command line app that you can use to install an MSI file. As you might know, you can run it in silent or invisible mode. My question is this. If the installer requires the user to answer specific questions about what parts to install, is there some way that I can put in the msiexec command line a ser...
I am creating windows installer project using Visual Studio 2005. Is there an option make it so that my project does NOT have an uninstall option in Add/Remove programs? One of my customers has asked me to do this.. Here's Why: Because the installer is a patch to an existing program. After uninstalling, the program no longer works beca...
Hi, I read in this article: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc709628.aspx That Windows detects Installers through file names, following this tip, Is it better to include setup in the file name for the installer I mean ProductSetup.msi is better than Product.msi??? It's hard to think that Windows does this kind of detectio...
Why does Microsoft recommend "C:\Program Files" for default installation destination? Are there any specific reason for that? And if I change the location is that going to effect the performance of the system and the application? ...
I'm a Windows user. I tried to install django-1.0.2 final through the command prompt and it kept giving me an error in line 70: The error occured where u"SVN"... It couldn't get past that line. Can anyone tell me what to do in order to be able to install django-1.0.2? I'll be very grateful. ...
Hi all, I'm trying to install subversion differently from the way it's installed currently. We currently have a networked computer that hosts a SVN repository. We access the repository through windows file sharing capabilities. Currently anyone can check out as many working copies as they want. I was told by someone at work that we ...
Unfortunately, my company's IT policy doesn't allow me admin privileges to my own machine. However, I want to start working ASP.Net MVC; but the installer won't install the framework w/o admin rights. Is there anyway I can install MVC manually; like copying relevant DLLs somewhere, etc. Any constructive advice is greatly appreciated. ...
I have been running SQL Server 2005 Express Management Studio ("SSMSE"), and I now have a need to install the full version of Management Studio ("SSMS"). This is a known hassle, but I've not found a comprehensive way to carry it out. At first, I uninstalled SSMSE, and then ran SqlRun_Tools.msi to install the toolset. I got this error me...
I want to install a driver for Ext2 partitions under Windows XP, the installation will be done with a self written Inno Setup script. Which API functions do I need to call for this? From what I googled so far I don't seem to be needing an inf file, and therefore no call to SetupCopyOEMInf. But I don't know what to do instead... Please e...
Has anyone successfully installed SQL Server Express 2008 with Advanced Services? I've tried several times and half way through the installation I always get the error 'The downloaded file appears to be corrupt'. I found this thread on MSDN but it seems that noone there could get it to work. They were only successful in installing th...
Hi, I developed one application, and starting the testing phase soon, While I'm trying to setup a testing plan, I have one question! Shall I start by testing the actual application functionality, or the installation procedure first? (Please note that the installer is an actual project we have) Thanks, ...
I've tried installing RC1 must have been 5 times already and always run into the same issue around the "Configuring Templates' step. I've tried everything I can think of but now I have neither RC1 or Beta. Has anyone run into this error? Any suggestions for what I can do? Screenshot of my problem here (not sure why I can't place it a...
Hi, Our reporting tool needs to access the database and get information from it. The tool uses Crystal Reports. The database can be one of SQL Server, Oracle, Sybase and Postgres. Currently, we install the database client with the report tool installation. We would like to avoid this client installation due to licensing issues and user p...