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InstallShield Triage and Preliminary Troubleshooting

Providing the necessary information to allow a Support engineer to begin troubleshooting your issue is one of the best ways to avoid delays. This article discusses what type of information to include and how to gather it when submitting an InstallS...

tony_flexera Community Manager Feb 21, 2020

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PowerShell cmdlet get-property used in a Custom Action

SummaryHow-To Example on getting MSI property from PowerShell script using InstallShield 2015 or newerSynopsisIf you are using InstallShield 2015 or newer, you can use cmdlets, which will let you interact (get and set Windows Installer properties) wi...

GeorgeK Flexera Sep 11, 2019

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Running a Batch File from Your Setup

SummaryThis article discusses how to launch a .bat file from a setup with Installscript.SynopsisThis article discusses how to launch a .bat file from a setup with Installscript. The article applies to Basic MSI, InstallScript and InstallScript MSI Pr...

by acurry Wanderer Sep 06, 2019

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Couldn't Resolve Assembly By Name Microsoft.IIS.PowerShell.Framework

SummaryPowershell custom actions fail based on modules not available.SynopsisPowershell custom actions will not work as expected if "import" statements that required DLLS need to be loaded into the process. DiscussionVerbose install logs indicate sim...

GeorgeK Flexera Jul 09, 2019

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InstallShield 2016 Known Issues

SummaryInstallShield 2016 Known IssuesSynopsisThis article contains a list of hyperlinks to articles about known issues, workarounds, hotfixes, and related information for InstallShield 2016. The article will be updated as new information becomes av...

tony_flexera Community Manager Nov 20, 2018

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Error launching InstallShield: Cannot connect to license server system (-15,570)

SummaryIf you have a node locked licence that is activated by entering your serial number into the software, but have accidentally clicked the 'Configure License Server' option, this article will help to return to the normal activation window.Symptom...

tmullin Flexera Nov 20, 2018

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Build Error -5002: Product Configuration Is Not Found In The Specified Project

SummaryISDEV : error : -5002: Product Configuration 'Default Configuration' is not found in the specified project. Verify that the Product Configuration name is correct.SymptomsWhen building an InstallShield project, one may encounter the following b...

Jell-O Flexera Nov 16, 2018

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Installshield Error 7354 When Building MSI with MoveFile Table Entry

SummaryError 7354 occurs when building MSI project with entries in the MoveFile table.SymptomsError 7354 occurs when building MSI project with entries in the MoveFile table using Installshield. ISDEV : error -7354: The English (United States) value ...

NameTooShort Flexera Nov 15, 2018

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Windows Update KB3072630 causes Registry permission changes to HKCU to fail

SummaryA hotfix is available: Windows update KB3072630 changed the way that custom actions in system context are allowed to interact with HKCU in order to resolve a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/secur...

by nbikos Pilgrim Nov 14, 2018

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Error 7354 When Building MSI

SummaryError 7354 occurs when building the MSI projectSymptomsThe build error 7354 occurs while referencing a string that does not have the correct value in MSI projects. The issue may occur with a new project or a migrated project. The error will re...

NameTooShort Flexera Nov 14, 2018

ISDEV : fatal error -4340: Internal build error

SummaryThe InstallShield build process may fail presenting ISDEV : fatal error -4340: Internal build errorSymptomsThe InstallShield build process may fail in different ways. This can occur within a Visual Studio solution and outside of Visual Studio ...

GeorgeK Flexera Nov 14, 2018

The program can't start because api-ms-win-crt-stdio-l1-1-0.dll is missing from your computer

SummaryTrying to open AdminStudio or InstallShield results in error: The program can't start because api-ms-win-crt-stdio-l1-1-0.dll is missing from your computerSymptomsLaunch AdminStudio an error dialog occurs.CauseMissing Visual C++ 2015 Redistrib...

GeorgeK Flexera Nov 07, 2018

Creating Predetermined User Accounts at Run Time on Windows

SummaryThis article discusses how to create predetermined user accounts at runtime on Windows.SynopsisThis article discusses how to create predetermined user accounts at runtime on Windows.DiscussionCreating Predetermined User Accounts at Run Time I...

Flexera_Ian Flexera Oct 15, 2018

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Creating MSI Update Packages

SummaryThis article describes the database changes required for different types of MSI updatesSynopsisThis article describes the database changes required for different types of MSI updates, and describes how to use the tools provided in InstallShiel...

GeorgeK Flexera Oct 12, 2018

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InstallShield Build Error: fatal error 0

SummaryThe InstallShield product including Express Edition build process may fail in different ways based on Trend Micro antivirus software.SymptomsThe InstallShield product including the Express Edition build process may fail with the following buil...

Flexera_Ian Flexera Sep 28, 2018