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‎Sep 20, 2008
01:33 PM
Prerequisite marked optional always installs
I have used the prerequisite editor to create a .prq file for a pre-requisite packaged with a setup.exe. In the editor, I have selected the check box "The prerequisite may be optionally skipped by the user". I am adding this using the redistributables view.
However, during the install, the package is always installed and no optional dialog is presented to the user. Is there some other setting I need to use to make the prerequisite optional with a user dialog presented?
Any suggestions on how to make the prerequisite optional would be appreciated.
However, during the install, the package is always installed and no optional dialog is presented to the user. Is there some other setting I need to use to make the prerequisite optional with a user dialog presented?
Any suggestions on how to make the prerequisite optional would be appreciated.
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‎Sep 20, 2008
09:58 PM
Further testing has shown that after the first screen stating that the prerequisites are required and offering a button labeled "Install", a second Yes/No type dialog box is presented for the user to optionally install the prerequisite.
As some users may mis-interpret this first screen to indicate that the Install button will begin the install, I have edited the text of the pre-requisite dialog in the .ini file. However, I can't find a method to re-label the button. Also, this work around requires the string in the .ini file be edited after every build.
For optional pre-requisites, does anyone know a way to configure the text and button labels on the pre-requisite dialog that doesn't require manual editing of the .ini files.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
As some users may mis-interpret this first screen to indicate that the Install button will begin the install, I have edited the text of the pre-requisite dialog in the .ini file. However, I can't find a method to re-label the button. Also, this work around requires the string in the .ini file be edited after every build.
For optional pre-requisites, does anyone know a way to configure the text and button labels on the pre-requisite dialog that doesn't require manual editing of the .ini files.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
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‎Sep 21, 2008
12:35 AM
You might try renaming the prerequisite to something like:
My Setup Prerequisite (May optionally by skipped after clicking "Install").prq
My Setup Prerequisite (May optionally by skipped after clicking "Install").prq
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‎Sep 21, 2008
12:51 PM
Thanks, good idea as it won't require manual updating after the build.
There appears to be a file name limit, somewhere about 60 characters but a shorter variant on the same theme will work well.
There appears to be a file name limit, somewhere about 60 characters but a shorter variant on the same theme will work well.
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