I just want to confirm that a licensed copy of IS2008 will open and build a project created with the trial version with absolutely no changes other than removing the "Project created with trial" dialog box
In your Releases View, you have an option where you can specify the version of Windows Installer engine that you need bundled with your setup, and whether you want it to reside on media, download off the web, etc
If your problem is that the uninstall.bat file is getting removed from the system before the script is run, try adding the custom action that calls it before the RemoveFiles action.A workaround could be to add it to support files and call it from SUP...
It can be done using Active Directory, Microsoft SMS, LANDesk, or some other such tool. From my experience, the only requirement from the installer side is that it should support a completely silently installation.
See the footnote at the bottom:Note When signing an executable file that is larger than approximately 300 megabytes, you should use catalog signing with the MakeCat tool rather than use the SignTool tool. This is because, depending on available syst...
Try using signtool with the verify option to check if it has been succesfully signed. If the file is a large one, even if signing succeeds, it does not show up in Windows
