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‎Jan 25, 2011
05:32 PM
Windows 2008 detection problem on InstallAnywhere 2009 SP2?
Can IA 2009 detect Windows 2008?
I want to detect when the target system is Windows 2008 so that specific steps can be performed only on Windows 2008.
I added a Rule to Check Platform. Since Windows 2008 was not listed there, I added entries for "Windows 2008", "Windows 2008 R2", and "Windows Server 2008 R2" (added multiple, since I'm not sure what string IA uses to identify Windows 2008).
When I run the installer on Windows 2008, the Rule does not get evaluated to true, and step does not execute. I checked the install log, and the os.name = "Windows Server 2008 R2".
Any suggestions for why this does not work, and if there is a workaround?
I want to detect when the target system is Windows 2008 so that specific steps can be performed only on Windows 2008.
I added a Rule to Check Platform. Since Windows 2008 was not listed there, I added entries for "Windows 2008", "Windows 2008 R2", and "Windows Server 2008 R2" (added multiple, since I'm not sure what string IA uses to identify Windows 2008).
When I run the installer on Windows 2008, the Rule does not get evaluated to true, and step does not execute. I checked the install log, and the os.name = "Windows Server 2008 R2".
Any suggestions for why this does not work, and if there is a workaround?
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‎Jan 26, 2011
02:01 AM
IA platform happens via Java, so maybe Java's the culprit here (i.e. if you use an older version that does not know 2008 or you rely on an already installed JVM).
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‎Jun 17, 2011
07:29 AM
get the value From registry and accordingly set any variable true or false
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