Hi all I need to host multiple instances of an installer i have built and I have built it in basic msi project. From what I have learnt I can host multiple instance by defining the number of instances at build time, but what I need is installing virtually unlimited number of instances using a single setup.exe and I was hoping that there must be a way to do it in basic msi as I have only worked in basic msi project. Any help is greatly appreciated!!! Thanks 🙂 ... View more

Hey all From what I have learnt I can manage and create websites and application pools in installshield. Is there a way I can manage the web server itself ? Like I need to change ISAPI and CGI configurations of the web server. How is that possible? Secondly I need to configure a single aspx page and set its windows authentication to true. But i can add only a virtual directory or application in installshield and configure its settings or the website itself. How is that possible? Any help or advice is greatly appreciated!!! Thanks Regards Arshbeer ... View more

Hey all, I recently ran into this problem. When I am installing IIS by enabling it from roles and features no restart is required but when i am installing it using installshield Advanced UI project it requires a restart to enable the roles and features. I dont want to restart my system. Is there a way to achieve this? Please help ... View more

I install a prerequisite which requires a restart. I want the installation to continue from the point where this feature prerequisite was installed but it starts again from the beginning. Is there a solution to this? Please help ASAP ... View more

So here is the deal. I am deploying a set of files in my basic msi project and I want that except one all the files should always be replaced whenever the upgrade occurs. I have added all the files by dynamic link except the file i wanted to keep as i had to modify its properties. Please help! I know its kind of a basic level knowledge but any kind of help is appreciated. Thanks! ... View more

Hi This may sound a little dumb but i cant find a way to read data from registry during uninstall of an application. I made a registry entry during installation and now i want to read it when i run the setup again for upgrade or uninstalling the application. I want to lkeep the stored registry value in a property. Can anyone help me with it? P:S I am working on a basic MSI project. Thanks ... View more

Hi all I have hosted a web application which asks the user for the port number while installation. Now during upgrade i dnt want the same prompt but i want to know the port number where the site is hosted. Is there any way to achieve this. Any help is greatly appreciated! Thanks!! ... View more

Hi all, Is there a way i can wrap up all ,y prerequisites into a single exe? Currentty on select single_exe_image there is one exe and the folders of prerequisites. Please help! 🙂 Thanks ... View more

I am creating an Advanced UI Project and wanted to make it a silent exe installation package. Is there a way to achieve this? Please help if there is one! ... View more

I need to launch the homepage of the web application I have installed once the installation is complete. What is the way to accomplish this?? Thanks in Advance! ... View more