Feb 24, 2022
12:10 PM
I need to do the same but for the life of me cannot find the download. out of date"How to download" articles on here sending me in circles. Where can you get the download?
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Sep 28, 2016
05:35 PM
Well putting the CA's in the MM was no problem, although I was hoping they could be automatically used rather than having to schedule them in the host installer. I was also hoping to override a control on a dialog to present one from the merge module. I don't think this will work, seeing as it consistently crashes installshield on build (or even clicking the drop down indicating which dialog to open. Any insights out there?
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Sep 22, 2016
03:13 PM
Did you solve the issue? I've only had ISLockPermissions entries for registry entries. Was their some other table entry pointed at the wrong thing?
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Sep 22, 2016
02:50 PM
I do not know exactly what the problem is caused by, but what is your INSTALLDIR 's parent directory? I understand that having it set to [PrimaryVolume] can cause problems sometimes, (but I have not observed it cause this specific problem).
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Sep 22, 2016
02:45 PM
I have 2015 Professional not Premier, so your mileage may vary. Custom images in the banner are not supported per se (that I know of), but neither are they explicitly verboten (that I know of). Go to C:\Program Files (x86)\InstallShield\2015\Support\Themes or the equivalent on your system and find the folder for the theme you are using. Backup the original images in that folder to somewhere. Then you can edit the images, but I would be sure to keep them the same size in pixels.
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Sep 22, 2016
02:37 PM
I am wondering about the best (easiest that works) way to implement some shared behavior for my company's installs. We only use Basic MSI's and Merge Modules for installs, and do not want to use any InstallScript. We have several products that may make use of a specific 3rd party DLL. Lets call it WTFHSM.DLL. Now the company that supplies this DLL provides 2 versions (both of the same name... 😞 ). Which DLL is needed is determined by the client's hardware configuration (whether they have a PCI HSM or a network HSM). (HSM = Hardware Security Module) For about half of our products we want to install both DLL in separate sub directories, and if the registry has an entry indicating which type to use, copy that DLL into the application directory (and default to the PCI version if not specified). Ok that should not be a problem. But for about half of our products we want to instead check the registry, and if no indicator is set, provide a dialog during installation that asks which kind of HSM they have (and what IP if it is a network HSM), and then copy the correct WTFHSM.DLL to the application directory. What is the best way to implement this that can be shared across installations? I was thinking to try to use a merge module that would contain all the behavior: reg search, dialog(s), and CA (to copy file). I understand there is some difficulty in incorporating merge module dialogs (having to fiddle with the dialog behavior of the install which will contain the merge module). I was hoping to get around this by redefining the the dialogs before and after the custom one which the Merge Module will contain, such that adding the MM would hopefully overwrite them and make integration easier. Does this sound plausible or is there an easier way I am overlooking?
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Sep 19, 2016
10:10 AM
are you using any windows DLLs? Such as defining an ODBC DSN or such? If so make sure your path to them is defined as rather than System32\ (which is 64 bit dlls on win x64). I've had that trip up an install once.
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Aug 12, 2016
01:28 PM
Because no one especially cares. I looked at your post and have no solution. Don't feel bad... most of the best answers found in this forum are from people answering their own posts. (Thanks SuperFreak3, they are often helpful even if I don't say so all the time.) Don't You would be better served bumping your original post and asking if anyone has an idea, than whatever you would call this kind of post that I am replying to. Your BEST bet to actually get the issue resolved is probably to contact customer support, and yes we all feel your pain there, its never my favorite solution either. Also be prepared, there is plenty of opportunity for considerably more frustration in building installs.
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Aug 02, 2016
05:59 PM
Is the hotfix available without a lot of hoopla (such as opening a support case)? Hopefully they'll push out an update...
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Jul 22, 2016
11:46 AM
Just to clarify, does it create all the shortcuts successfully but then throws the out of sequence error?
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Jul 20, 2016
11:05 AM
Hey, that's pretty awesome! thanks for sharing your process that seems like a great way to customize releases!
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Jul 13, 2016
05:29 PM
I'm not as experienced as many here, but I had to do something somewhat similar with an install for a printer that they wanted repackaged in three slightly different forms (it was for the different models of printers which essentially use mostly the same hardware). What I did was use release flags and custom custom actions that checked the release flag and set the product name thusly (I didn't know any better). But I think there is an easier way if you setup multiple releases and on the General tab just give each a different product name, upgrade code (if you want them to be treated separate) and specify release flags. I did find that using release flags was a very easy way to specify which features to include, as each release did have some different files unique to it. It worked out pretty OK in the end but your mileage may vary.
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Jun 14, 2016
01:34 PM
There is also a microsoft "Fixit" button download for an executable for removing stuck entries in the ARP but I imagine it does just the same thing. you can search for it on MSDN (try "cannot uninstall from remove programs" or similar) I'm sorry I don't have link anymore.
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Jun 14, 2016
12:59 PM
try IS_MAJOR_UPGRADE to have the condition only true for a major upgrade or NOT IS_MAJOR_UPGRADE for the opposite, I just used this for a custom action and it seems to test OK Snooch
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