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Summary This article discusses how to specify a condition for checking the Windows Registry in the case of a variable Windows Registry path. Project Type Basic MSI Problem Description During installation of software, the DatabaseFolder Dialog is dis...

Summary Error 7354 occurs when building a project with a shortcut or feature or string name with more than 8 characters. -7354: The English (United States) value for string 'ID_STRING2' does not contain a legitimate value for table Directory column ...

Summary: This article discusses the difference between a public MSI property and a global InstallScript variable. Public Property (Basic MSI Project): Public properties have names that contain only uppercase letters. For example, INSTALLDIR is a publ...

Synopsis: Though there is no built-in tooltip support for InstallScript or InstallScript MSI projects, the project can be customized by writing tooltip functionality as described in the official Microsoft documentation at this link:https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/controls/create-a-tooltip-for-a-control...

Summary This article discusses what to do if the CtrlGetMultCurSel InstallScript function is not selecting all items. Project Type InstallScriptInstallScript MSI Symptoms As CUSTOMERCARE1 is already part of CUSTOMERCARE1SBOX the CtrlSetMultCurSel a...

MsiSystemRebootPending is a Windows Installer (MSI) Property. The installer sets the value of this property to 1 if there is an operation pending that requires access to a file that is locked and in use.For more information, here is a link to the of...

Issue: By default Installscript dialogs will display in the centre of the screen, this article discussed how to change this location using installscript code. Solution: Use the below Installscript code (in bold) in all Dialog init code to change the...

Need to disable the themes in order to control the default appearance and this can be done by using SetWindowTheme API for an entire dialog or for an individual control. Once theme is disabled for progress control, you can use PBM_SETBKCOLOR and PBM...