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Apr 20, 2010
09:47 AM
Uninstall dialog with strange/corrupted font
When with basic MSI project you enable "Build UTF-8 database", uninstall dialog displays squares on Windows XP and strange font on Vista and 7.
Unfortunately, we need this option to keep compatibility with the installs generated in the previous version of InstallShield :mad:
There is any solution for this error?!
Unfortunately, we need this option to keep compatibility with the installs generated in the previous version of InstallShield :mad:
There is any solution for this error?!
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Apr 20, 2010
10:32 AM
This is a behavior of Windows Installer. Generally I've seen it use an unusually small font instead of one that's entirely boxes, but in short, Microsoft doesn't support this. If you want to make it work for certain, you'd need to use an external UI (preferably embedded, because that avoids a lot of the work required to get the Uninstall key updates to work correctly - see Heath Stewart's blog for more details on that if you create an external UI and can't go embedded).
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