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sandersonpj · ‎Jan 26, 2023

Hi, I would like to upgrade FlexNet Licensing Server from v11.16.2 to v11.16.6. I have downloaded FlexNetLicensingServer11_16_6_0.exe but when I run it, the installation fails with a dialog box saying: Another version of this product is already installed. Installation of this version cannot continue. To configure or remove the existing version of this product, use Add/Remove Programs on the Control Panel. I don't wish to uninstall the current version as I will lose all the configuration (won't I?) so what is the correct procedure for upgrading the package? Phil

sandersonpj · ‎Mar 25, 2021

Is it possible to use a trusted platform module (TPM) to sign installers? I'm afraid I don't quite understand how TPMs work, but I guess you need to set a particular cryptographic service provider (CSP) rather than using the Windows certificate store. For instance, the signtool command has a /csp parameter. Can this be set for Basic MSI project signing?

sandersonpj · ‎Oct 01, 2020

I think this constraint: "If the dialog that launches the Open dialog has more than one edit field control, the edit field control that will contain the full path to the file must have the lowest value for the Tab Stop property." Means that no more than one browse button can be added to a dialog. Is that so? That certainly seems to be the behaviour I've witnessed (i.e. 1st edit box is updated when 2nd browse button is used, although the 1st property remains the same).

sandersonpj · ‎Oct 14, 2019

Thanks for the response @Jenifer. I've sent an email to that address and am waiting for a reply.

sandersonpj · ‎Oct 09, 2019

Hi, in our company we use a corporate licence server for our use of InstallShield 2016. In the near future we're moving all our development environment into a virtual datacentre (VDC) that will cease to have access to our corporate network (except in a very limited sense, e.g. we use a remote desktop gateway to drill into it from our laptops), in particular it would have no access the licence server. Internet connections will still continue to work as we will have our own proxy server in the VDC. Is there any way we could continue to use the corporate licence server in this case? One idea was to use the IDE on the laptop outside the VDC and use the standalone build within the VDC (there is some pain in copying files around in this instance). But does the standalone build still need connection to the licence server? 'Borrowing' licences looks like a non-starter as again that needs a licence server connection. Thanks for any help.

sandersonpj · ‎Jul 24, 2012

It turned out to be a NET Framework issue. Windows 8 installation only had 4.5 installed. Installed an earlier version required by our "product" and all now OK

sandersonpj · ‎Jul 24, 2012

I have a working installation (build using InstallShield 2010) which works on all flavours of Windows up to 7 and Server 2008 R2. Just tried to install it on Windows 8 for the first time. It gets part way through and actually installs some files before displaying Error 1001 and rolling back and removing the files. Can someone please remind me of any diagnostics to find the actual failing point etc?

sandersonpj · ‎May 23, 2011

Curiouser & curiouser. My application has two main functions entered by separate (Windows) Start Menu entries. As an experiment I made minor changes to two executable files – one for each entry point. I created two separate Quickpatches each containing a single fixed executable for the two entry points. I then separately applied each Quickpatch. When the base product is installed the products folder in Program Files contains about 50 files. When a Quickpatch was applied and before either entry point was selected the number of files in Program Files was reduced to about 15 – most of the executable files (exe’s and dll’s) were no longer present. When either entry point was then selected a message box appears saying “please wait whilst <..> is being configured” and (as long as the original msi file is available) things seem to sort themselves out and all works again ...... Except:- If I do the Quickpatch for entry “B” and then run Entry “A” neither the patched executable I have produced in Entry “B” nor its former version is present and so Entry “B” will not function as some of its code is now missing. But if I do the Quickpatch for Entry “B” and then run Entry “B” all is OK and the updated code is present. ???

sandersonpj · ‎May 23, 2011

Curiouser & curiouser. My application has two main functions entered by separate (Windows) Start Menu entries. As an experiment I made minor changes to two executable files – one for each entry point. I created two separate Quickpatches each containing a single fixed executable for the two entry points. I then separately applied each Quickpatch. When the base product is installed the products folder in Program Files contains about 50 files. When a Quickpatch was applied and before either entry point was selected the number of files in Program Files was reduced to about 15 – most of the executable files (exe’s and dll’s) were no longer present. When either entry point was then selected a message box appears saying “please wait whilst <..> is being configured” and (as long as the original msi file is available) things seem to sort themselves out and all works again ...... Except:- If I do the Quickpatch for entry “B” and then run Entry “A” neither the patched executable I have produced in Entry “B” nor its former version is present and so Entry “B” will not function as some of its code is now missing. But if I do the Quickpatch for Entry “B” and then run Entry “B” all is OK and the updated code is present. ???

sandersonpj · ‎May 11, 2011

I have developed a medium sized package delivered as an InstallShield 2010 msi/setup.exe package. I want to patch a single exe file within the package so I used Quickpatch to produce an update.exe file. Now whether I have installed the original package from a CD or across the network (or even from a local harddrive) when I do the update it insists that the original .msi file is available. I can think of several reasons why this msi will no longer be present - so how do I produce a patch that does not need the orignal msi file to be where it was when the original installation was done?

sandersonpj · ‎May 09, 2011

To answer my own question: closer reading of the help shows that the functions I want to override are only available to InstallScript projects, not InstallScript MSI ones. Guess I'll have to come up with another solution. Thanks to anyone who read the initial post.

sandersonpj · ‎May 09, 2011

Hi, I have an InstallScript MSI project (IS2009) where I would like to override a number of event handlers, in particular OnSetUpdateMode, OnShowUI and OnUpdateUIBefore. However, none of these functions appears in the lists under any category in the script editor. Do I have to do something to enable their being overridden? Do I just create functions with those names? I'm sorry if this is a dumb question but I couldn't find any hints posted here previously or within the product documentation. It's been a while since I used InstallScript (I mainly do Basic MSI) and IS7 had many more categories of event handler to choose from. Thanks Phil

sandersonpj · ‎Jan 12, 2010

I posted this as I found no matches for the BadImageFormat phrase. However after posting I did a search on the Error 1001 which is also part of the message. I found a post with a different underlying error, but the solution there also fixes my problem. Go to the Component view of the code identified in the error message (xxxx.dll in my example) Under .NET Settings the value of .NET Installer Class was set to Yes. Changing this value to "No" fixed the problem and my product now installs. (As to why this "feature" is different between IS 12 and IS 2010 - as a poor user I can only speculate :confused:

sandersonpj · ‎Jan 12, 2010

I have just installed InstallShield 2010. I have taken a working Project (ism) produced using InstallShield 12 and simply rebuild the CDImage using the new version. Apart from a couple of issues (other threads here) the build was successful. However when I install the created CDImage on a separate machine (which accepted the IS12 version no problem) the installation fails: Error 1001. Exception occurred when initializing the installation. System.BadImageFormatException: The format of the file xxxxx.dll is invalid. The file xxxx.dll (not its real name) is a piece of code declared to IS as a Custom Action. The code has not been changed in any way between IS12 and IS2010. The installation then just rolls back and the installation is not made. (The previous IS12 version was uninstalled prior to starting to install the new version)

sandersonpj · ‎Jun 10, 2009

Thanks for that, Robert. Well spotted in finding that topic -- I must have missed it somehow. I can now reply to the designer who wondered why we couldn't just copy the files and "tell the installer to off". Phil

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Upgrade FlexNet Licensing Server

Using a trusted platform module for digital signing

Re: Displaying a File Open Browse Dialog in a Basic MSI project

Re: Offline licensing for InstallShield

Offline licensing for InstallShield

Re: Error 1001 first time trying with Windows 8

Error 1001 first time trying with Windows 8

Curiouser & curiouser.

Curiouser & curiouser.

Why does Quickpatch need the original msi file?

Re: Override event handlers in InstallScript

Override event handlers in InstallScript

Re: BadImageFormatException

BadImageFormatException

Re: Relocate feature/component

Upgrade FlexNet Licensing Server

Using a trusted platform module for digital signing

Re: Displaying a File Open Browse Dialog in a Basic MSI project

Re: Offline licensing for InstallShield

Offline licensing for InstallShield

Re: Error 1001 first time trying with Windows 8

Error 1001 first time trying with Windows 8

Curiouser & curiouser.

Curiouser & curiouser.

Why does Quickpatch need the original msi file?