InstallShield Knowledge Base

Summary Error 1315: Unable to write to the specified folder (shared folder) error is observed when performing a major upgrade or removing an installed target application from a shared location. Project Types Basic MSI InstallScript MSI Symptoms Er...

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...

SummaryDiscusses the possible causes of Build Error 7141 during the build processSymptomsDuring a build, you receive the following build error: ISDEV : error -7141: An unexpected error occurred embedding file <path to setup.exe>CauseOften this buil...

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...

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...

SummaryAs of InstallShield 2013, InstallShield no longer has support for a number of outdated technologies.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 ...

SummaryError 0 ? Returning Fulfillment ID 12345678 was denied by the Activation Server: Trying to return a fulfillment issued to a different machineSymptomsSometimes, whilst trying to reactivate your InstallShield you may see the error:"Error 0 ? Ret...

SummaryWhen building an InstallShield 2015 and later project that is signed with a SHA-1 certificate, ISDEV: warning -7346 occurs.SymptomsWhen building an InstallShield 2015 and later project that is signed with a SHA-1 certificate the following erro...