InstallAnywhere Knowledge Base

SummaryHow to Enable the "Create Icons for All Users" Checkbox by Default on the Choose Shortcut Folder PanelSynopsisOn Windows, the Choose Shortcut Folder Panel contains a checkbox that will allow for the user to create product icons for All Users. ...

SummaryHow to create an upgrade using the Upgrades view in InstallAnywhere.SynopsisAn upgrade will update earlier versions of a product by uninstalling the earlier versions of your product?if they are present?before installing the new version. If the...

Summary This article describes how to change default strings provided by InstallAnywhere to custom string for runtime installers. Synopsis This article outlines the steps which helps installer author to provide custom strings based on product requi...

SummaryThis article describes how to digitally sign the Uninstaller & other LaunchAnywhere launchers installed by InstallAnywhere Windows installer built from Non-Windows platform. After digitally signing the launchers, the Publish field of the UAC ...

SummaryThis article discusses how to create and register a Windows service through Custom Code.SynopsisThis article discusses how to create and register a Windows service through Custom Code.DiscussionHere is a sample Custom Code snippet: public voi...

SummaryThe following example illustrates a guide to creating patch installers using InstallAnywhere, complete with sample projects (see Attachment: GeneratingPatchesWithInstallAnywhere.zip). This example may be especially helpful for developers inter...

SummaryInformation on capturing debug output for macOS or OS X-based installers.SynopsisThis article provides information on how to capture debug output for macOS or OS X?based installers.DiscussionInstallAnywhere-generated installers use the standar...

SummaryThis article goes over why the Valid VM List will not work with a pure Java installer and provides a workaround for this limitationSynopsisYou can specify a list of Java Virtual Machines for the installer to run with under the Project > JVM Se...