verpatch.exe is the one I used sometime back. You can search and download for free i guess. ... View more

Use some rc file editor. There are plenty of them available on the internet. ... View more

This issue is with Win2k3 systems only. For win2k8 you need not figure this out. I have used msi chaining recently. The feature is great however a lot has to be done by MS to make it really usable. If you have reboots to handle, different checks for parent and child install and if you want to make the msi's loosely coupled, you would have to spend lots of time in writing customcode and testing. ... View more

I meant IA2009SP2. I misunderstood the term "Uninstall Install Log" to Uninstallation log. So is there no way to debug uninstallation. I have a scenario where I detect previous installed instance of the product and run its uninstaller before continuing. Now what's happening is that the uninstaller after uninstalling the "uninstaller resouces" is again trying to uninstall them. Due to this, the uninstaller created by new instance is getting deleted. ... View more

The issue continues even with the IA 2k9 SP2.. ... View more

How about on Unix in case user cancel the installer. What's corresponding to the Desktop folder on unix. ... View more

is there any finding/solution to this. I am encountering the same issue. ... View more

That's Marketing.. If you are not using any of the new MSI 5.0 features, you may keep using the older versions. Its just that with IS2008 going out of support , they will not fix any bugs/issues you may encounter which they anyways do not fix unless you pay them first. ... View more

Do not use the crapy automation api. Its of no use. If your project data is substantial, it cannot digest. Better to use xsl transforms. I also faced the similar issue. http://community.acresso.com/showthread.php?t=189990 ... View more

My project is basically converted from ISMP SP1 using the conversion adapter provided by InstallAnywhere. This should be a supported configuration. After conversion had to do lot of restructuring as only about only 5% of project data migrated usefully. So it was not worth spending so much of effort doing the migration(if you do not have ISMP11.5 SP1, you have to dig it out from Acresso Support as its no where available elsewhere that too only eval which expires in 21 days). And the sufferings still continued as I then figure out that the Automation API screws up my project data. I have finally resorted to using xsl to modify the project xml during the build time. During the process I tried various other options like DOM parsing and using XMLBeans. The problem with them was that they do not adequately support the CDATA sections and upon saving project file, CDATA sections are not restored. XSL works fine till you do not have complex changes to be done.. ... View more

The problem looks same. Its very easily reproducible with a new project. In Summary Information panel, edit the fields and put some custom properties in there. That's when "com.zerog.ia.installer.util.VariablePropertyDataNonBiDi" class based action is created in project xml, then u cannot do anything using automation apis. ... View more

I have started hating Acresso products for their absurd support policies. Even to get the bugs fixed, you first have to pay money. Even after paying huge money for support contracts you may get some solution which may not be viable at all and that too after escalation. Support staff is really immature and inapt. They are good at only one thing :Cut And Paste. Will provide you kb links as if you would be dumb enough not to google for solution before raising the issue with them. That makes me going nuts. I am sure for next release onwards I am moving to WIX and OpenInstaller. Atleast if i am in a condition i can atleast help myself ... View more