The advice to check the Releases View is what fixed it for me.    Media->Releases in the left pane, then under Releases->Build Setup  there are a number of entries in my project. Debug Setup, Release Setup, Debug MSI, and Release MSI. Click on each one of those, then click the "Setup.exe" tab. The second-to-last entry is "InstallShield Prerequisites Location". I set this to "Follow Individual Selections", as my installer also required "Microsoft .Net Framework 4.6.1 Web" in addition to the NPCAP installer.  (Make sure the .Net Framework 4.6.1 Web prerequesite needs to be set to "Download From The Web" in Application Data->Redistributables after changing the value in setup.exe, or you may get a different compilation error) Charles. ... View more

I've tried doing as you suggest, but I cannot get the project to compile afterwards. I added the prerequisite, set the path to the installer executable, set it to local, and then clicked the checkbox for the prerequisite name under APPLICATION DATA->Redistributables. Doing so results in the error: "You have choosen to download the InstallShield prerequisite files for PRQ file MySetupPrerequisite.prq. This InstallShield prerequisite does not contain download information." I have not "choosen" (this misspelling comes directly from InstallSheild) download at all. I specifically set it for local installation only, and gave it the path to the EXE.  What am I missing here?   Charles. ... View more

Right, but what I'm saying is that's far too complicated. I build my project with nmake. I have a script that automatically updates the version number based on the GIT repository, so every change that is made can be tracked. I cannot update the product code and such through a makefile, that has to be manually changed. It's a big hassle, and I just don't understand why Installshield doesn't have the option to always always always uninstall an old version first.  I've got my one project working by using the version numbers in the major update screen to force a major update for all lesser versions. But every time I start a new installer project I have to fiddle with all the settings to get the files to always be replaced, otherwise older versions of the files end up left on the target machine. I'm always fighting installshield to get what I want. I feel like there should be a simple, clear option for this very common use case. Charles. ... View more

Okay, then how does one get past delegation issues when attempting to install on a heavily locked-down ServerCore machine? Once I receive the permissions error, I can copy the msi out of the temp directory as it pauses the msi installer when the error dialog is open. I can run that directly and it installs fine. But when the exe attempts to run the MSI installer, I am blocked by the system. Charles. CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information or otherwise be protected by law. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. ... View more