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IzPack: Passing variables/ properties from one panel to another

I am customising my IzPack, I have a custom IzPanel which parses some files (created by a previous installation of the same program), and is attempting to populate the In MyCustomIzPanel.java (a customised IzPanel) //idata is the InstallData object String oLicenceFile = ... // Code to obtain where this file is idata.setVar...

Where's the Python 2.6.6 Mac OS X Installer Disk Image?

Python 2.6.6 was released on August 24, 2010. However, there isn't a Mac OS X Installer Disk Image. Is there a Mac OS X Installer Disk Image available for Python 2.6.6? ...

Find references of Path Variables used in ISM file

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 ...

How to specify user credentials for a click-once application?

For a regular .exe file i can always right click and select "run as..". How can i run a Click-Once application under different credentials in a similar way? I am talking about the application itself, not the installer. ...

Best practices to make an Installer - Can I use Yum

I am new to installers and up until now have just been manually executing a line by line list of items to install. Clearly this is not a scaleable approach, especially when new servers need to be installed regularly, and not by the same person. Currently I need to install about 30 packages via Yum (from large ones like mySQL to smaller ...

How do I get Wix to automatically uninstall an older build of an installer?

I used the following links advice, but it did not seem to resolve my issue. I wish to it to automatically remove any older builds (not just major version numbers). Whenever I use that code, it complains that an existing install is there and that I need to remove it manually beforehand. I wish to automate this process. If someone could po...

Installer Stub for large file

We've got a large program to install (1Gb) packaged into an installer already. Is there any easy way to use a download manager to ensure that our clients can download without any issues. I was thinking a simple stub that just downloads the file then executes once done. ...

HaXe download claims to have Lineage.gen trojan in it

I am setting myself up with FlashDevelop, and i went to download and install HaXe (which is the language i want to use) from this page (the windows installer), when my Windows Security Essentials said that Lineage.gen got stuck in my win32 directory from the downloaded installer (i didn't even run it yet). Did i download from the wrong s...

Combine Visual Studio deployment projects

I've got several complex deployment projects that I'd like to combine into a single project. All the deployment projects are in the same solution. I'm combining them to simplify the build and the installation process. The individual deployment projects are obsolete, and going forward I only want to use the combined deployment project. ...

vs2005 installer project fails error 2343

I created an installer for my windows app and suddenly it stopped working. After the firat 2 screens, it fails with a message that it encountered an error. error code 2343. Anyone know why this would happen? ...

Why is registry value not installing?

I am using the Visual Studio 2008 Installer. I am trying to set a registry value and it is included in the Setup project. After I install the application using the setup that I created, the registry value doesn't show. I have followed all the steps listed here. Why could this be happening? ...

Run MSIs during install

I am looking to make an installer for a .net application which requires a few other MSI be run. Because of the restriction that you can only run one MSI at a time(honestly, is it 1995?) and my desire to provide configurability of which MSIs to run I can't just shove the MSIs in a bootstrapper as seems to be the recommend practice. I fo...

Delphi 2007 Help System Install "Error"

Hi Ray, Did you ever solve the following problem? I am experiencing it. I'm running Windows 7 x64. "I was able to find a Delphi 2007 installer that had the December 2007 update. This installed OK, though the help did not install (displaying message "Error", then exiting). It runs OK, and I have also run the updater, which Identifies a ...

How make work import of python26.zip on windows

I need to deploy a embeded version of python26. I have it working under windows folowing the setup of http://www.portablepython.com/. However after read this I try to pack everything into a zip file, and left out python.exe, python26.dll. However, that not work if python is not pre-installed. Also, I try pre-compilling everything with...

Module level code packing or installation in ASP.NET MVC

hi, We have a list of modules in an ASP.NET MVC site. We have a scenario to deploy the web site module wise. We restructured our code to have different namespaces for each module. How is it possible using installer to restrict module level installations? It is just like having feature based installation at par with Microsoft Products....

Reboot on installation of .CAB WM

On a windows mobile 6 or CE5 device, I need to install a CAB file then initiate a reboot. I am aware of custom actions, you need to create a setup.dll for the CAB file in native C++. So I have the following code already made codeINSTALL_EXIT Install_Exit(HWND hwndParent, LPCTSTR pszInstallDir, WORD cFailedDirs, WORD cFailedFiles, WORD...

Manually increment or decrement file reference counter (refcount) used by MSI installers?

My understanding is that MSI installers use a file reference count to keep track of how many 'installers' installed a shared file (say a dll). [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE]\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\SharedDLLs This way, say 3 products all install the same DLL, the refcount is at 3. When you run the uninstaller for one of the pro...

How to include INF driver install into VS Installer project

I use a Setup and Deploy project in Visual Studio 2008 to install my c# project. I have a USB driver that i can manually install by right clicking the .inf file and choosing Install. I think that if i had a .exe to install the driver, i could probably put it under Custom Actions. I'm not even sure where to start to make my own .exe, l...

Exclude setup.dll from Smart Cab Project in VS2008

I have added some custom actions to our installer which is run on CE5 and WM6. This installer works fine and builds fine. There is however one annoyance. The setup.dll is deployed to the device and this file is not necessary. I've read several websites on creating a setup.dll file, MSDN and even the mobile SDK. They all state the same s...

Installer containing GPL binary

I have a closed-source application that calls an unmodified GPL binary from the command line. I need to distribute the GPL binary with my application. Can I include it in the installer while keep my application closed source and comply with the GPL license terms? Or do I need a different method of distribution for the binary? ...