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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 Jun 01, 2020

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HOTFIX: Install Fails With Error 1001 When a .NET Installer Class Component is Present in InstallShield 2015 SP1

SummaryWhen an install containing a .NET installer class component is built on a machine with a certain version of.NET 4.6, the resulting install fails with error 1001.SymptomsWhen an install containing a .NET installer class component is built on a ...

Jell-O Flexera May 30, 2019

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Writing to the Log File from a Custom Action in an MSI

SummaryIn an MSI, It is possible for most custom action types to write to the log.SynopsisIn an MSI, It is possible for most custom action types to write to the log.DiscussionIn an MSI, it is possible custom actions to write to the MSI log as long as...

by nbikos Pilgrim Apr 19, 2019

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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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Build Warning -7235

SummaryBuild Warning -7235SynopsisWhen building an InstallShield Express project, the following warning may occur: ISEXP : warning -7235: InstallShield could not create the software identification tag because the Tag Creator ID setting in the General...

tonia Flexera Nov 16, 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

7 Reasons Why your Installations May Fail on Windows Vista (And How You Can Fix Them)

SummaryDescribes a list of problems that cause setups that seemingly worked on Windows XP to now fail on Windows Vista.SynopsisWindows Installer is not just a technology but also a set of rules and best practices. While these rules have been specifie...

GeorgeK Flexera Nov 07, 2018

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Activating Node-Locked Licenses for Versions 2014 and On

SummaryThis article includes steps regarding how to activate newer versions of the AdminStudio and InstallShield Node-Locked Licenses.SynopsisThis article includes steps regarding how to activate newer versions of the AdminStudio and InstallShield No...

tonia Flexera Nov 07, 2018

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How to use the API of DIFxDriverPackageInstall and other DIFxApp functionality

SummaryDiscussion of DIFxApp functionality outside of the native Device Driver Wizard and MsiDriverPackages table in a built MSI packageSynopsisInstallShield provides support for installing drivers through the DIFxApp functionality. The Device Driver...

GeorgeK Flexera Nov 07, 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

Installing Fonts Without Registering Them in the Registry

SummaryThis article provides information on installing fonts without registering them with Windows.SynopsisThis article provides various methods of installing fonts without registering them when using a Basic MSI or InstallScript MSI project. By def...

Jell-O Flexera Jul 18, 2018

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Removal of Outdated and Obsolete Items in InstallShield 2013

SummaryAs of InstallShield 2013, InstallShield no longer has support for a number of outdated technologies. Many of these technologies have reached their end-of-life milestone and are no longer supported by Microsoft. This article contains a list of ...

pmillward Flexera Jun 27, 2018

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