Hi, I've asked this question in one of my recent posts but I think it deserves its own thread. I was asked to create two different installers for our product to be distributed across the globe. Now, I was able to control most of the functionality I want using product/release flags which is great but I would like to know if I can use the flags to control: [LIST=1] Installation dialog theme: I'd like to specify the theme for each product configuration. Set Publisher and Author properties for each product configuration. Shortcut folder names Thank you. ... View more

Hi, I am asked to create two installation brands for our product to be distributed around the world. Each brand has its own unique dialog theme, product name, Install directory name, publisher... etc. My goal is to avoid forking the IS Basic MSI Project that I already have, therefore I would like to control properties, themes and other variable using for example flags at compile time. Can this be done? Any advice on how to do it? ... View more

Hey guys, Does anybody know if it is possible to run both limited (2012 spring) and premier 2013 editions on the same machine on the same VS2012 solution file? I am running into various problems doing so in VS2010/2012: [LIST=1] It is asking me to force upgrade my limited edition projects, which I don’t want to. 2. If I chose to repair my limited edition installation, those projects load in VS but premier project doesn’t. Just want to know my options here? Should both projects load fine in visual studio at the same time? These problems started when I added my premier project to the solution. It appears that visual studio only supports one at the same time (either limited or premier) although both types appear in File>New>Project ... View more

I have a custom action set to enable IIS6 on Win2003 box using the command Sysocmgr.exe /i:sysoc.inf /u:"iis_on.txt" The command takes answer file "iis_on.txt" as a parameter. I am planning to include this with my installation package as a temporary file so I can execute it on client machine, I could use some direction on how to accomplish this. Searching in these forums indicated that I should include iis_on.txt in Binary table, however I still don't know how to extract the file? where it is extracted? and how to execute Sysocmgr.exe and pass the answer file path as parameter. Would appreciate the help guys. ... View more

I have a basic setup that installs 5 windows services using major upgrade, the setup used to work fine until recently the upgrade started not to function correctly... The setup works fine during clean installation, however when doing a major upgrade only 3 services gets installed while the remaining 2 don't, this is mainly happening because service executable (service.exe) and its corresponding (service.exe.config) are not copied to the installation directory. The major upgrade seems to correctly uninstall all files and services successfully, however the installation/upgrade is missing the executable and configuration for two services. Any idea what is happening here or where to troubleshoot? It used to work fine for around 10 releases, not sure what changed to break the process like that. ... View more

Hey guys, Considering how IIS default application pool user identity evolved on different windows editions, can someone tell if there is a generic way to grant write access to specific folder in the web application folder. The installer I am working on should work on multiple Windows editions and I am trying to know what options do I have to simplify the process. ... View more

Hi, I am unable to add an existing IS2012 project (Basic) to VS2010 solution that is under TFS2010 source control. Visual Studio seems to hang/freeze and I have to end task. Any ideas what is happening here? Note: I can add IS project just fine on solutions that are not under source control. Help appreciated. ... View more