This is a known issue and is fixed in the upcoming release. ... View more

Is this InstallScript or Basic MSI? Which dialog is your "very 1st screen"? Can you attach a screenshot? ... View more

Did you try simply creating a record in the ISIISProperty table? Easiest way is to set one the available properties in the IIS view so a record is created for the directory you want then switch to the DirectEditor and change the MetaDataProp value to the AccessSSLFlags one (6030 ?); also set MetaDataValue. ... View more

How about creating your own exe that simply launches PowerShell script. You can then use that exe in a prerequisite and also include scripts in the same prerequisite... ... View more

Can't see how this is possible... Maybe FinalBuilder is somehow using the IS2010 Path sometimes to open the IS12 ism which will upgrade the project then when the IS12 one tries to build it, you get that message... When the IS12 setup fails, if you look at the ism location, do you see another ism with the same name + .7##? If you do then you know that IS2010 builder tried to open the IS12 file... ... View more

Take a look at the ReserveCost Table where you can enter the amount of disk space needed by your application. You can uncompress the zip file you have and then use the size for each directory to approximate the numbers you enter in this table. If your zip files varies and you want these number to be dynamically calculated then you need to write a post build script that calculates the numbers and then writes them to the ReserveCost Table. Ideally, you want to include all the files in the components and not as a zip file. ... View more

This will be available in the next release. ... View more

How about just creating a shortcut that runs IE like this: iexplore.exe www.installshield.com ... View more

What OS language are you running in? The dialog you posted shows all the string IDs instead of the actual strings, so it seems like your setup is missing that language. Can you launch the Release Wizard for that release and set the default language from there? Wizard should show the proper language name. Also, make sure that the languages are available and set from the General Information view. The ??? you are seeing is probably an issue with the release grid and will be fixed in the next release of InstallShield. ... View more

does it go away if you use a different function name? ... View more

When using the InstallShied Automation Layer as you have in your sample code, you need to use the one corresponding to the ism file you are opening or else I think that file will be upgraded and will contain the schema for that version. You will have to open the ism and look at the property you mention using MSI APIs when the ism is in MSI file format or look up the value in the XML using any XML parser if the ism is in XML format. As for schema version numbers: IS11 is 761 IS11.5 is 763 IS12 is 765 IS2008 is 766 IS2009 is 768 IS2010 is 769 IS2010 SP1 is 770 ... View more

Which version of Visual Studio and MSBuild are you using? ... View more

You can simply open the LE project (.isl) in your IS2010 Pro. Just make sure you have SP1 installed. ... View more

Next InstallShield is always around the corner 🙂 but specific dates are never posted ahead of time. Historically, it's been sometime mid summer. ... View more

Are you running on Windows 2000? Make sure you have all the code pages installed. My guess is that the characters you mention are not in the active code page, so InstallScript copy fails. Also, private me your e-mail if you are interested in Beta testing the latest InstallScript. ... View more