How to build 1.x installer packages?

[CChong]

I just found out that my 2.0 built packages do not work on 1.x Windows installer machines. Is there a way to force adminstudio to build 1.x packages? Please let me know.

Thanks!

[RobertDickau]

If you build a release using Developer's Release Wizard, there's an option to use the MSI 1.x engine and schema.

(If you have a copy of Administrator's Introduction to Application Repackaging and Software Deployment using Windows Installer---www.installshield.com/ispress---this is described in Chapter 15, pp. 452-3...)

[CChong]

Thanks for your quick reply. I dont' have the book but is there a way to do this in Adminstudio 3.0?

[RobertDickau]

You should still be able to open the ISM file with Developer, and build a new release with the Release Wizard; you might search the online help for "Release Wizard"...

[CChong]

Sorry I'm not completely familiar with the product yet. Is developer the same as author?

[CChong]

Also I noticed that the Release wizard in AdminStudio 5.0 has an option for 1.x builds but the release wizard in Adminstudio 3.0 does not. Do you know anything about this?

[RobertDickau]

Oh, sorry, yes: in AdminStudio 3.0, the Developer tool was called Author.

If the option to use MSI 1.2 isn't present in your version, you might have a look at InstallShield Knowledge Base article Q105489, at http://support.installshield.com/kb.

[CChong]

Ok I'm going to give it a shot. just changed all of the settings. Thanks for the help!