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HennoKeers · ‎Mar 07, 2011

harid38 wrote: Is is possible to create a both 32bit and 64 bit installer using one .ism project. i am using Installscript MSI project?. IF yes provide me with some help. thanks in advance. By design, you should have 2 installers for this, 1 with 32 bit components and 1 with 64 bit components. Otherwise you will have loads of validation errors... regards, Henno.

HennoKeers · ‎Apr 06, 2010

dhofferber wrote: I'm building a basic MSI installation. I want to account for users that have moved their My Documnets folder to a non default Windows location such as a network server. In these cases I want to force the installation to always use the My Documents folder on the local machine. Since the default has been moved it will probably have to create a new one and use it. I've found that many laptop owners use their computers for both work and home. They want to store their work documents on the office serevr but keep their personal documents on their local machine. Can two My Documents folders exist like this? Thanks in advance. You shouldn't try to fix such behaviour in an MSI. The laptops should be configured using GPO's to use Offline folders. This way you get a synched copy of My Documents locally on the laptop. reg, Henno.

HennoKeers · ‎Mar 08, 2010

ID_10_T wrote: In my company we have been packaging apps for some time but have never used the Application Manager. Is it worth the effort to set it up? Is anybody else using it? Best Practices? Any comments would be appreciated! Thanks! We are using application manager / Conflict solver for 6 years, it is a valueable tool of you have multiple (in our case 1500) apps in production. reg, Henno.

HennoKeers · ‎Nov 11, 2009

That's no problem. reg, Henno

HennoKeers · ‎Aug 20, 2009

sumit_singh1984 wrote: Hi All, I have a conflict checker where in we import all the application we package. Currently we have packaged Office 2007 pro plus(which is in exe/msp format). Conflict checker takes only the MSI in the database,there is no option to import non msi format. Kindly guide me to import office 2007 in the conflict checker. Any help is appreciated. Regards, Sumi Office 2007 is in MSI format, just do a search on the contents of the DVD and you will find the MSI's for each installation item. reg, Henno.

HennoKeers · ‎Jul 16, 2009

Roman1 wrote: Hello, my main setup (BASIC MSI) is a 32 Bit distribution. Now, I have to put there 3 new components: a. x64 dll which goes to windows-system. b. x64 registry key goes to HKLM\Software\MyCompany c. x64 dll which is selfregister Components a-c should be installed only on x64 Plattform. What changes should I take in main setup to realize the new demands ? It must be one installation release. In addition all of "old x32 components" should be installed as usual in x32 part of file system and registry. Thanks This is not allowed per SDK in a basic msi setup... You should distribute 2 installers... reg, Henno.

HennoKeers · ‎Jul 06, 2009

We are naming every component that have COM info in it with _COM. For example: notepad.exe_COM. reg, Henno.

HennoKeers · ‎Apr 24, 2009

You probably made a SCCM program with a commandline like: msiexec /i "name.msi" /qn with running it in the system context? right? Then you should add or change the property: ALLUSERS=1 to the property table. reg, Henno.

HennoKeers · ‎Mar 18, 2009

Why don't you make patches (.MSP) for it? You only update the files and registry entries that need changing, and once a year you make a new major version that includes all the patches. reg, Henno.

HennoKeers · ‎Mar 16, 2009

Actually, your are not thinking in the right direction. MSI is a COM based database, it is not a script and was not designed to be. Most people who want to use scripting in an MSI want to overcomplicate things.... You only should use VB in a CA when all normal functionality is not enough. Don't start with CA's because you want to. reg, Henno.

HennoKeers · ‎Jan 02, 2009

ArvindKishore88 wrote: Hi , I want to create a single installer that should be able to install the application both on a 32 bit OS and also on 64 bit O.S. How could I achieve this. Thanks, NOT with a basic MSI... reg, Henno.

HennoKeers · ‎Dec 17, 2008

Regarding nr.1, you can create the component wizard or create the services per component under "Advanced Settings", Install NT services where you create them and make the dependencies. Then you can start the services under "Control NT Services". It's pretty easy. regards, Henno

HennoKeers · ‎Dec 17, 2008

A normal/basic MSI will do the nicely. reg, Henno

HennoKeers · ‎Dec 16, 2008

According MS's best pratice for MSI's you can only 1 target OS from a MSI, that includes MSM's. So you need a separate mergemodule for the 32 bit OS target. regards, Henno.

HennoKeers · ‎Dec 12, 2008

We use this alongside our AdminStudio 9 / InstallShield 9: http://www.packagingrobot.com/ reg, Henno.

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Re: how to build 32bit and 64bit installers using one .ism project?

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Re: Application Manager, is anybody using this?

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