MichaelU wrote: I think the problem with *.json is that it's a long file name; the WildCardFilename category requires a value that's compatible with short file names, and thus a short|long dual-value if you need to use a long file name. For example: *.jso|*.json. I'm not sure if there's anything wrong with "error.log". You should be able to work around the issue by editing the string value in either the String Editor, or in the RemoveFile table of the Direct Editor. We're tracking this RemoveFile behavior as IOJ-1774046. Thank you very much MichaelU. Everything is solved now. For other persons that also have this issue. The following link explains the FileName Column data type https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa368590(v=vs.85).aspx ... View more

MichaelU wrote: Hmm, yeah, string IDs aren't directly accessible in Express; we could certainly clean up the error message for this case. This error means that the value of one of your shortcut's names is invalid according to MSI rules. (We previously weren't enforcing this correctly.) You should be able to find the bad name by looking in the Shortcuts view, and testing each of your shortcuts. For example, change the name to something else, build, and then change it back. Let me know if that's not enough to get you going. Once we know the problematic value, I can make more specific recommendations. Hi, I'm also having lot's of issues when I've upgraded to IS2016 All files in the RemoveFile table results in error -7354 (removing folders is ok => empty FileName column) I am using wildcards: eg *.json but also files without wildcards give the same problem. PS: I also have a lot of ISXmlElementAttrib => Name/Value error which are in my opinion valid. Do you have any suggestions? Many thanks. ... View more

Thank you very much for your reply. This simplifies the analysis of the log files in our sandbox. The tool that a was referring to is the one from InstallShield (MSILogAnalyzer.exe) which is located in C:\Program Files\InstallShield\2011\System\ Sadly it does not run in silent mode (with command line) and is also not included with the StandAlone Build. It would be nice if Flexera would support that because it generates multiple configurable professional reports that the WILogUtil does not provide. ... View more

I have solved it. You can use the well-known security identifiers. The SID for the NetworkService user is: S-1-5-20 see http://support.microsoft.com/kb/243330 NasB ... View more

Hi, I have authored a major upgrade (for installer versions where the ASP.NET version is different). By doing this the application pools and websites/applications gets reinstalled and no duplicates are created. I have set the ASP.NET version for websites/applications and application pools. Tested all scenarios (IIS6/7, 32/64bit OS, upgrade and new install) and everything works fine. ... View more

Thank you very much for your answer. Do we need to create custom actions to support IIS 6.0 and IIS 7.0. For IIS 6.0: - Set the ASP.NET version for websites and applications - Unset the version for application pools For IIS 7.0: - Unset the ASP.NET version for websites and applications - Set the ASP.NET version for application pools OR is there another or better way to do that? Many thanks. ... View more

Is there a resolution to this issue? I am having the exact same problem: - 1 application pool (asp.net 2.0) with 4 virtual directories. - 1 application pool (asp.net 4.0) with 1 virtual directories. After installation 4 additional apppools for each 2.0 virtual directory are created prefixed with "ASP.NET v4.0" and the 4 virtual directories point to the wrong apppools!!! What am I doing wrong how do I resolve it. ... View more

Hello, Thank you for you answer. The files in components are .NET assemblies and all components are set by default to "Dependencies and Properties" I have modified them to "properties Only" as you suggested. This solves my issue (Thanks a lot) I just don't understand why InstallShield decides to add identical .net assemblies from other features/location. Note that that building a release with the IS IDE produces another output than building a release with the IS Standalone Build. Anyway, thanks a lot for your support. NasB ... View more

The feature/component tree for the given example: FeatureA - Component1 (File1 'target\subdirA\bin\assemblyA.dll') - Component2 (File2 'target\subdirA\bin\assemblyB.dll') - Component3 (File3 'target\subdirA\assemblyC.dll') FeatureB - Component4 (File4 'target\subdirB\bin\assemblyA.dll') - Component5 (File5 'target\subdirB\bin\assemblyB.dll') - Component6 (File6 'target\subdirB\assemblyD.dll') After building the project and reopening it in direct mode it look like FeatureA - Component1 (File1) - Component2 (File2) - Component3 (File3) - Component4 (File4) - Component5 (File5) FeatureB - Component4 (File4) - Component5 (File5) - Component6 (File6) Component 4 and 5 is now also listed in FeatureA ... View more

Is there no one that can help me. It's a medium sized installer and I want to prevent recreating the installer from zero. ... View more