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‎Nov 27, 2007
09:44 AM
Terminal Server install mode
I can see this question has been asked a number of times, but it has never been answered. In my InstallScript MSI project I can easily determine that I'm running on a terminal server by checking the TerminalServer MSI property. Once I've done that, is there a simple way to detect whether the server is in install mode?
Thank you.
Thank you.
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‎Nov 27, 2007
04:31 PM
I don't know if there is a flag that you can check or not, but I know that if you install from the Control Panel | Add/Remove Programs then you know for sure that you are in install mode. And you can check to see if the install is being done through the Add/Remove Programs.
there is a variable called ADDREMOVE that you can use.
For example, we have a lot of users that click the setup.exe icon and "accidentally" uninstall the product. To prevent this, I have an if statement in my onuninstall function:
if ADDREMOVE then
// uninstall
else
// display message that you must uninstall from the control panel
endif;
Hope this helps.
there is a variable called ADDREMOVE that you can use.
For example, we have a lot of users that click the setup.exe icon and "accidentally" uninstall the product. To prevent this, I have an if statement in my onuninstall function:
if ADDREMOVE then
// uninstall
else
// display message that you must uninstall from the control panel
endif;
Hope this helps.
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‎Nov 29, 2007
07:51 AM
I was hoping there was a flag I could check for the mode. If a user manually puts the server into install mode with change user /install then runs the install, it should be fine. I can execute change user /query > cu.out then parse the result from the file, but that's ugly. I think I will use the ADDREMOVE variable and just tell users that they must use Add/Remove Programs to install an application on a Terminal Server since that is the recommended process. Thank you for your help.
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‎Dec 13, 2007
12:24 PM
Thank you, again, nmsams, for the response. Unfortunately, I implemented this solution, and it doesn't work. ADDREMOVE is ALWAYS 0 regardless of whether I run setup.exe from Add/Remove programs.
I'm using an InstallScript MSI project in IS2008. This is the code I added to OnBegin( )--I also tried it in OnFirstUIBefore( 😞
I tested on XP SP2 and Server 2003 SP1. I ran the setup by:
[LIST=1]
double-clicking on setup.exe
opening "Add or Remove Programs", clicking "Add New Programs", and clicking the "CD or Floppy" button under "Add a program from CD-ROM or floppy disk".
In both cases I get the same result. Is there an IS2008 bug, or is ADDREMOVE not supported in InstallScript MSI?
Thank you!
I'm using an InstallScript MSI project in IS2008. This is the code I added to OnBegin( )--I also tried it in OnFirstUIBefore( 😞
if (!ADDREMOVE) then
MessageBox("NOT ADDREMOVE", SEVERE);
else
MessageBox("ADDREMOVE IS DETECTED", SEVERE);
endif;
I tested on XP SP2 and Server 2003 SP1. I ran the setup by:
[LIST=1]
In both cases I get the same result. Is there an IS2008 bug, or is ADDREMOVE not supported in InstallScript MSI?
Thank you!
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‎Dec 13, 2007
12:27 PM
It's definitly supported in Installscript MSI because that's the project type I have and I've tested it on previous versions of Installshield.
That being said...I have not re-tested it on IS 2008 to make sure that it STILL works. It looks like I'll be doing that now just in case their is a bug with IS 2008.
I'll let you know what I come up with.
That being said...I have not re-tested it on IS 2008 to make sure that it STILL works. It looks like I'll be doing that now just in case their is a bug with IS 2008.
I'll let you know what I come up with.
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‎Dec 13, 2007
12:33 PM
I'm glad you posted your problem...because now that I've retested my install on IS 2008, the ADDREMOVE flag does not seem to work for me either.
Like I said before, my install is suppose to stop users from unistalling by simply double clicking on the setup.exe. I want them to have to go through Add/Remove programs, but just now it let me uninstall by clicking setup.exe.
I guess I'll be putting in a support call to Macrovision.
Like I said before, my install is suppose to stop users from unistalling by simply double clicking on the setup.exe. I want them to have to go through Add/Remove programs, but just now it let me uninstall by clicking setup.exe.
I guess I'll be putting in a support call to Macrovision.
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‎Dec 13, 2007
12:37 PM
Thank you, nmsams. I suppose I should do the same. Please let me know what you find out.
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‎Dec 13, 2007
12:49 PM
I did a search of their knowledge base and Installscript MSI projects have supported ADDREMOVE since Installshield 10.
See article Q110969.
There was no information on them discontinuing this...
See article Q110969.
There was no information on them discontinuing this...
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‎Dec 27, 2007
10:43 AM
I opened a support incident with Macrovision. They have repro'd the issue and are investigating the problem.
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‎Dec 27, 2007
10:49 AM
I hope you have better luck with their support than me....I entered a support incident on Dec 13 . They told me they were going to research and get back to me and I haven't heard anything yet...
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‎Dec 27, 2007
10:56 AM
I opened my support incident on the 13th as well. The last contact I had was on the 18th.
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