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‎May 25, 2009
09:53 PM
Modify Pre-Requiste Dialog Prompt behaviour?
Hi, I would like to modify the Setup Pre-requisite dialog behaviour but could not find out how.
I have added the SQLSever2005 Express SP1 pre-requisite and have made it 'Optional'. Its optional because they can choose a remote SQL server if they like.
When I run the setup on a machine where it detects that it doesn't have SQLExpress installed you are prompted with a dialog for pending download, in the message text is states:
"THIS IS REQUIRED", but its not its "OPTIONAL". If you click Cancel it abort the setup, if you click INSTALL then it prompts to "OPTIONALLY" install.
This is silly behaviour, the first dialog should give you the choice to optionally install it. Is there a way to get around this?
I have added the SQLSever2005 Express SP1 pre-requisite and have made it 'Optional'. Its optional because they can choose a remote SQL server if they like.
When I run the setup on a machine where it detects that it doesn't have SQLExpress installed you are prompted with a dialog for pending download, in the message text is states:
"THIS IS REQUIRED", but its not its "OPTIONAL". If you click Cancel it abort the setup, if you click INSTALL then it prompts to "OPTIONALLY" install.
This is silly behaviour, the first dialog should give you the choice to optionally install it. Is there a way to get around this?
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‎May 26, 2009
11:39 AM
There's not a great way to change this behavior; at most the wording could be changed, but the Cancel button would still cancel the setup. InstallShield 2009's feature prerequisites offer a more configurable (and thus perhaps better for your scenario) solution.
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‎May 26, 2009
08:26 PM
I tried IS2009 but found that the 'Optional' checkbox was ignored when choosing 'Hide From Installation List'.
I noticed it just immediately started to download/install when running setup.
I figured when choosing this combination that it would simply prompt to download/install instead of showing the pending download list.
I noticed it just immediately started to download/install when running setup.
I figured when choosing this combination that it would simply prompt to download/install instead of showing the pending download list.
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