Let's hope this forum is monitored by Flexera... ... View more

Same here.  I followed the instructions, but when I restart it I still get the warning prompt: "The server response was signed by a certificate which is no longer valid..." I too am running IS 2018 R2 V24 ... View more

I too was having the same issue. Remove ALL Com Extract at Build options from your com components. Do this under Installation Designer -> Components  for each component.  I make sure ALL components have this set to No.  Next, for every com component you are distributing you need to open the component (double click) and select files (personally I think it's good practice to have only ONE file for each component).  Right-click on the file and make sure Self Register is checked. But First: make sure the file does indeed need to be registered.  If you are redistributing controls from a third party not every file will need to be registered.  Unfortunately I haven't found a quick way to determine this so I run Regsrv32.exe on every file from an administrative command prompt.  If it needs to be registered you will get a success popup box.   If it doesn't need to be registered you will get an error about not finding an entry point.  That's cool, just ignore it and make sure you do not check Self Register. Note: I have had a couple of components that NEED to be registered not return either a success or error.  If that is the case then assume it needs to be registered and check Self Register. Note 2: if your components are 32 bit make sure you are testing with Regsvr32 from c:\windows\syswow64 instead of the one from c:\windows\system32.  The one in syswow64 is for 32 bit controls, the one in system32 is for 64 bit controls.     ... View more

would have been nice if this had been a useful message... ... View more

This just happened to me in IS2011. Adding the entry back in (essentially duplicating what was in another project) in the direct editor Directory table did the trick. Why on earth does this disappear? This has happened to me with SystemFolder64 and now SystemFolder. ... View more

Ok - now I see! It apparently also wants to know what is inside of the zip files on the desktop (this may be default Windows shell behavior). The zip file on my desktop had a 2.2 gigabyte file in it - so thats what was taking so long. I guess I knew God would punish me for having too much junk on my desktop... Thanks for the explanation! Des ... View more

Good suggestion Jeorg! Thee was no environment variable called LM_LICENSE_FILE, but I tried your second suggestion and indeed it found the culprit! For some inexplicable reason when I clicked on "Files" in InstallShield it was trying to open a zip file on my desktop that can be found absolutely NOWHERE in my project - nor does it have anything to do with my project. I deleted the file from my desktop (I didn't need it anyway) and things are much better. Thanks! ... View more

Is this happening on Windows 7? This appears to be a known problem with InstallShield and Windows 7. I'm not sure how you would address the messagebox issue but when writing a .net managed DLL it is a real problem for any dialogs that are created. http://community.flexerasoftware.com/showthread.php?t=195659 If your vbs messagebox will not come forward then I suspect you will have to time it better in your installation so that nothing else in your installation is showing at the time - or hope Flexera addresses this EXTREMELY annoying problem in a patch soon. Des ... View more

Not sure if this will fit your need - but I have resorted to writing a custom action that saves properties when they are accessible into an external, temporary file. I can then read that file with a custom action at a time when they are no longer available inside IS. ... View more

Zhou: Unfortunately this is not really a "forum" kind of question. This is more of a sales issue - and IS folks will be very happy to answer your questions if you contact their sales dept. Check the website for sales links/numbers. I can tell you that your requirements are probably outside the norm - meaning that not very many people need to do this - so it's unlikely that you will get much feedback. What I can tell you is that, given time and effort you can pretty much do anything you want with IS. Using Install Script, or custom actions it is probably very possible to do exactly what you want. Do not expect to buy the program and get your work done in a week though (unless you are a programming genius) - the learning curve for IS is fairly steep. ... View more

Not helpful! Please post what you did to fix the problem - otherwise this is a completely useless thread! ... View more

I can only address what I have - which is IS Professional. I assume premier has a few more features - but it doesn't have anything my environment requires. I am not really familiar with IS Standalone. IS Pro does let you write DLLs (in .net or other languages) and also lets you write VBS Scripts as custom actions. You can do A LOT with them - and in fact I use both techniques regularly. You can also use install scripts - but I don't like it. My skills are limited - I do vb.net and some C#. IS Pro lets me do .net dlls for more complex things - but there is some funny behavior due to the way IS shells these - you have to spend some time wrestling with these eccentricities - and that's why getting experience with IS is important. Personally I think IS is in desperate need of a complete overhaul - it is possibly the most esoteric software I have ever worked with. The documentation is accurate, but not helpful. It's like asking: "What's in this sandwich?" and getting an answer like: "Ingredients" - accurate, but again, not helpful. So if you are planning on self-training, don't be in a hurry. You can learn it, but you will get some bumps on your head and stub your toes A LOT. I must say I feel a little hostage to IS. Training is expensive - sadly I think Flexera actually profits from the over-complexity of their software by selling expensive training. If you need 64 bit you have to go to at least IS Professional which has a much steeper learning curve then IS Express. Even if IS Express does everything you need - except 64 bit. I have not investigated the competition - just don't have time - too busy figuring out the complexity of IS pro... Des ... View more