Howto show a message to the user before running the installer?

[fmoraleshtw]

Hi, 

What is the best way to show to the user a simple message (like a popup) with an OK button, before the installer starts?. The user will click on the installer, and this message would be displayed ...after click OK, the installer will be executed.

Thks

[Revenera_Ian · Accepted solution]

Hi @fmoraleshtw,

Thank you for your post.

Are you using a Basic MSI project? If you are using a Basic MSI project, you could try configuring an InstallScript custom action as <First Action> in the UI Sequence. For the InstallScript custom action, you could try configuring the custom action to call the MessageBox InstallScript function to display a message box with an OK button.

Here are two links to our documentation with more information about the MessageBox InstallScript function:

MessageBox
https://docs.revenera.com/installshield25helplib/installshield25helplib.htm#Subsystems/LangRef/helplibrary/LangrefMessageBox.htm

MessageBox Example
https://docs.revenera.com/installshield25helplib/installshield25helplib.htm#Subsystems/LangRef/helplibrary/LangrefMessageBox_example.htm

Please give these suggestions a try. Do they work for you?

I tested and confirmed that these suggestions worked for me.

Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns. Thanks!

[fmoraleshtw]

Works perfectly, thanks.

[Revenera_Ian]

I'm happy to hear that, you're welcome @fmoraleshtw. Happy that I could help.