installer

Custom Installer class , rollback method never called.

Hi guys. I am having an installer class , Here is a snippet: [RunInstaller(true)] public partial class ServerWrapInstaller : Installer { public override void Install(IDictionary stateSaver) { EventLog.WriteEntry("Installer", "Install", EventLogEntryType.Information); base.Install(stateSaver); } public o...

On publishihing a click once installer through install from web, the installer does not appear on the webpage

I am creating a clickonce installer using the deployment strategy of Install from the Web or network share, on one of my project. I am learning how to use click once installers. When i publish my project it gets succeeded. i gave the URL of my website that i had created through google so that anyone can install from that URL. After publi...

Can I read AssemblyFile information in Inno Setup

I would like to read these three values from my application.exe in my Inno Setup script. [assembly: AssemblyCompany("My Company")] [assembly: AssemblyProduct("My Great Application")] [assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("9.3.2")] Does anyone know how this might be accomplished? I know I can get the last one using GetFileVersion("path/to/gr...

How can I recursively remove directories from a Visual Studio 2008 installer?

I'm afraid it's not possible. I receive this error when I try to delete a folder from the file system view: "Cannot delete folder. Folder is not empty or it might contain excluded files, which are not shown" I have a very deep file structure that I would like to delete, and I would rather not spend an hour deleting it. Microsoft say...

How to fix Inno Setup error EndUpdateResource failed (110)

When compiling an Inno Setup installer script I get this error Line: xx Resource update error: EndUpdateResource failed (110) line xx contains SetupIconFile= pathToIconFile What causes the error and how can I fix it? ...

NSIS installer that checks for .NET Framework

I want to create an NSIS installer that checks for the .NET Framework and installs it if it's not there. Can you point me to a script for this? I'm very new to NSIS. ...

Learning to make an installer

I have to create an installer for our program and don't really know where to begin. It's not so much the technology (NSIS tutorials seem to be pretty good at explaining how to do things if you already know what you need to do) as the steps. So I guess I'm after something like "the basic steps for installing a program". ...

How do I give a Windows Service access to a MSMQ queue, with a setup project?

I have a windows service that needs to access a message queue (MSMQ). The queue itself is created using a MessageQueueInstaller component that automatically generates the install code. I then deploy this using a standard setup project. The service is installed in the same way, using the same setup project. When I start the service it...

QT creator Installation error? - Snow Leopard

Does any one is having problems installing QT creator in snow leopard? I have been trying like 3 times, in different disk partitions and nothing works. It freezes in "Validating packages..." then I got an error, I am trying with Snow leopard 10.6.1 and QT 4.5 I hope I can find some help here. thanks in advance ...

Native Windows application for checking system requirements and starting .NET application?

I need Windows executable that checks basic system requirements (e.g. if .NET is installed) and either starts .NET application or gives instructions to user what's missing. I know I could use an installer to check prerequisites but client would like to avoid this. Do you know about tool that could help me with this? ...

How can I upgrade Windows Installer from inside an MSI (using WiX)? Is it possible?

I've currently got an .exe that bootstraps a bunch of prerequisites (NET3.5, hotfixes, ...), including upgrades to Windows Installer (I need 3.1), and then finally runs my msi. I'd like switch this to have an .msi that does everything, and calls an embedded binary for each prereq. Hopefully this'll be less error-prone plus I can integr...

How can I get a free easy multiplatform installer for a java program

Hi I made a java swing application. Also created jar of that file. Now I want to make that file in installable format (means in .exe format for windows bin format for linux X86 format). If we install any software we get some license agreement. I want to make my jar in that format which can be installed in any platform. So is there any f...

Set Default file association Mac OS X Java Package Maker Installer

I have two questions about Package Maker on Leopard. I installed Xcode 3.1.4. I exported my Java app out of Eclipse into an app bundle and made an installation program for it. I know little about Macs so I am going off of random sites right now on how to use this tool. 1) Is there a way using Package Maker or alter the "Info.plist" to r...

Linux/UNIX install data files

I understand that when installing a C++ command line program on Linux/UNIX, it is customary instead of leaving it in its original directory, to move it to a directory that is already on the path, so I have a make install entry: mv ayane /usr/local/bin Looking a bit further ahead, I'm going to end up with a directory or two full of con...

Installer shortcut into chm help file.

Is it possible to provide a start menu shortcut to a specific help topic inside of a chm file? I have not found anything that would indicate that this is possible. And I do not think it is possible since the chm is a binary file. ...

Step-by-step ngen with Wix 3.0

We use Wix to build an installer for our .NET application and are just in the process of porting to Wix 3.0. Our application includes several .NET assemblies (as is the way with .NET applications) and the final installer step is to ngen these. This is important as our application takes about twice as long to startup with non-ngen'ed ass...

In click once deployment how does it support client profile?

I am making a click once installer. I checked in prerequisites the .NET 3.5 framework to be installed. Please tell me that if i install my installer in a virtual machine which does not have any .NET 3.5 framework installed then how will it proceed? I tried but when i paste the URL in the browser then it shows me the page cannot be displa...

Making a distribultable standalone program in PHP

Hello, I've decided to code some applications in PHP that are supposed to run offline in the user's machine. However, I can't seem to find an user-friendly install wizard to create a local server in where the script will run. Any ideas? PS: Here's an example of what I want: http://www.nolapro.com ...

Get Application Directory in the Installer Class

How can I get the directory that an application is being installed to from within the custom installer class? What we are trying to solve is the age old problem of *.config files for multiple environments. One idea we were kicking around was having the configs stored on a network share, and the installer would copy over the correct one...

SQL Server 2005 installs Visual Studio 2005 too?

I just installed SQL Server 2005 and it installed Visual Studio 2005 too. What's the point of this? Is there an option in the SQL Server installation that can prevent this. If I uninstall Visual Studio now will it mess anything up? What if I now install Visual Studio 2008 too? ...