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‎Dec 16, 2009
04:48 PM
Issue with 'Repair' of installation from self-extractable image
Hi,
I have an InstallScript MSI (2009) project which has been working fine.
Now we want to create a sefl-extractable version of the image (WinZip the image and convert it to self-extractable setup file), so users can download and install from our hosting website.
The problem now is: with installation of the self-extractable image, when user go to 'Add/Remove' to do 'Repair', it can't because the original source is a temporal folder that self-extractable file created when it extracted the image, and the folder is gone after the installation.
Does anybody know how to deal with the issue?
Thanks
PB
I have an InstallScript MSI (2009) project which has been working fine.
Now we want to create a sefl-extractable version of the image (WinZip the image and convert it to self-extractable setup file), so users can download and install from our hosting website.
The problem now is: with installation of the self-extractable image, when user go to 'Add/Remove' to do 'Repair', it can't because the original source is a temporal folder that self-extractable file created when it extracted the image, and the folder is gone after the installation.
Does anybody know how to deal with the issue?
Thanks
PB
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‎Dec 17, 2009
02:35 AM
I think you have "Cache MSI locally" settings in Release set to Yes.
Try making it to No.
Try making it to No.
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‎Dec 17, 2009
03:58 PM
Thank you for your reply.
Since our original (before compression and conversion to self-extractable) image is built by ISCmdBld (stand alone IS build), do you know if there is any existing (IS) variable that can be passed to disable 'repair' button in the build?
I am asking because we still want to keep it enabled for the normal (not for self-extractable) build, but run a new build to disable the button and use the image for compression.
Thanks,
PB
Since our original (before compression and conversion to self-extractable) image is built by ISCmdBld (stand alone IS build), do you know if there is any existing (IS) variable that can be passed to disable 'repair' button in the build?
I am asking because we still want to keep it enabled for the normal (not for self-extractable) build, but run a new build to disable the button and use the image for compression.
Thanks,
PB
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‎Dec 17, 2009
04:01 PM
Of course, remove the button also works, but I haven't got the property name (if there is one) yet.
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‎Dec 17, 2009
06:44 PM
Got it, 'ARPNOMODIFY'!
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