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lasiewicz · ‎Dec 03, 2010

I have a customer who recently upgraded their installer from Installscript to MSI. The problem is uninstalling the old installscript version. I have a custom action which uninstalls the old installscript installation silently with an .iss file. This works correctly if I sequence it in the UI sequence, but in the installation sequence It doesn't work because it gives the error "another installation in progress, please finished that installation.. etc" Many customers will push this out silently and I need to sequence this in the Installation sequence. Anyone have an idea how to fix this?

lasiewicz · ‎Aug 23, 2010

I have a customer who has a support case which someone can't install their software because the GUID is already in use by Dell. They get an error message saying they have to uninstall, because another version of this software is already installed. Does anyone know of an existing bug about the GUID generating algorithm in Installshield not giving a unique GUID? I verified that the GUID is the same as a Dell product they mentioned. This customer has to install this on many workstations. Any suggestions what to do? I thought of generating a transform to change the GUID, but they will have to apply that for updates etc. It’s also too late to change this as the CD is burned and duplicated many times.

lasiewicz · ‎Jul 27, 2010

I figured this out. I had the Check sum in a a couple of my .prq. I had thought I removed this, but I must have missed some. I changed this and its working.:)

lasiewicz · ‎Jul 27, 2010

I have some large files to download in my InstallShield prerequisites. These are close to 350 MG. The problem is InstallShield just gives up after several minutes of downloading and says it find it. The exact error is “The files for the Installation Requirement “name” could not be found. The installation will now stop. This is probably due to a failed or canceled download. I tried downloading the file myself and it works fine, it just takes about 9 minutes to download the file. Is there a way to change this behavior so it doesn't time out?

lasiewicz · ‎Jul 08, 2010

That worked great. Thanks

lasiewicz · ‎Jul 08, 2010

I am using the InstallShield Automation interface to add features. See the following Set pFeat1 = pProject.AddFeature(sFeat1Name) The problem is I need to add features as a subfeature to an existing feature. All the examples show how to create a feature and create sub features of that feature like the following Set pFeat2 = pFeat1.AddFeature(newfeature) I need to add a feature with an existing feature as the parent.

lasiewicz · ‎Jun 09, 2010

I am looking for an easy way to hide a feature programmatically. I still want the feature to be installed, so I don’t want to mess with the install level. I just want it to be invisible.

lasiewicz · ‎May 28, 2010

Thanks again. I showed them this buy running other installers, but, they now I have something to back it up. Thanks again Robert.

lasiewicz · ‎May 28, 2010

Admin Install Removes the digital signature I am working on a bug. If I run and admin install /a and then run the MSI it produces. The digital signature is removed. In case anyone asks, Yes, I clicked sign windows installer package. The original MSI is signed and the resulting MSI from an admin install is not signed.

lasiewicz · ‎Mar 30, 2010

You just need to do something like the following c:\windows\syswow64\cscript C:\Bill\Poc\test.vbs

lasiewicz · ‎Mar 30, 2010

I have this same problem on a 64 BIt machine. I get the same error ActiveX cannot create instance of Object..... I found the Cscript in the C:\Windows\SysWOW64 folder. I am unsure what I have to do to make the automation interface work.

lasiewicz · ‎Feb 03, 2010

I have never had a problem using the IDE for this , but if you are still having problem just place the information in the registry. All this does is assing registry keys. Let me know if you need to know the specific registry information.

lasiewicz · ‎Feb 03, 2010

I don't understand. You should be able to have 2 versions of the standalone build on the machine just like the IDE. What version were you upgrading to\from.

lasiewicz · ‎Jan 28, 2010

All you need to do is look up the approprate WindowsBuild number for those operating systems and set an installlevel of nonzero for those.

lasiewicz · ‎Jan 11, 2010

Is this a MSI or InstallScript project?

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Remove an InstallScript Installer during installation

Duplicate GUID

Re: Installshield prerequisites time out for large files large files

Installshield prerequisites time out for large files large files

Re: Using the InstallShield automation interface to create features

Using the InstallShield automation interface to create features

Hiding a feature programmatically.

Thank again Robert

Admin Install Removes the digital signature.

I figured this out

I have this same problem

Re: File Association not working

Re: Upgrading standalone builder

Re: Feature Install Condition

Re: Custom Source File Location to Installation Directory

Quadword registry type

more info

InstallShield Freezing on Cancel

Re: Branding InstallScript MSI

Branding InstallScript MSI

focas problem

Re: 32-bit app, with 32/64-bit driver, won't install on 32-bit

How to get to the next step

Get rid of 'This feature will be installed when required'

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