Questions tagged [iexpress]

Windows utility to create self-extracting setup files

IExpress.exe is a Windows utility for creating self-extracting setup files. Instructions on using it can be found at, for example, https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/ide/deploying-visual-cpp-application-by-using-the-vcpp-redistributable-package.

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iExpress error: "Unable to end update of resources"

I've been successfully using iExpress for years. Now, when generating the same .exe files that I always generate, iExpress is now giving me the error: Unable to end update of resources. This error comes at the very end of the process. I see the…
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Exe created out of bat file using iexpress fails to execute

I have a batch file invoking the "sqlcmd" drop and create procedure commands, it works fine on executing just the bat file. But when the .bat file is converted executable using iexpress(Windows tool), the application fails to run with the below…
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Compile files into one self-extracting installer

I want to compile my files into 1 setup that automatically extracts files without "Choose Installation Directory" dialog box. I have a folder named SETUP, inside the folder there is 1 BAT file and another folder named MYFILES which has 3 files…
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Is Windows IExpress Still exposes Vulnerability?

I am trying to use I Express and I came across an article stating that it has some vulnerability. Here is the link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IExpress. This is the message from the link: Security The self-extracting packages created with…
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mkdir in batch file as admin

I'm trying to write a batch file that creates a new directory in %programfiles%. It needs to be run as admin. I've tried: runas /user:admin-pc\admin "mkdir C:\Program Files\MyDir" runas /user:admin-pc\admin "mkdir \"C:\Program Files\MyDir\"" runas…
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Wix bundle runs a compiled BAT file at the end, that force shutdown

this is a simplistic example of my problem: I have this simple bundle the eee.exe is the result of IEXPRESS of two files eee.bat eee.txt IEXPRESS runs cmd…
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Creating an Installation Package That Grabs Python Modules From the Web

I am trying to create an installation package for my program that I can send to other people who don't have any programming background and presumably cannot use the command line. The program itself is fairly user friendly, but it requires the…
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What is the condition for iexpress restart

I use iexpress.exe to quickly create a simple installer based on a batch file. The IExpress Wizards provides the option "Only restart if needed". But how can I tell from the batch file that a restart is required? I tried using exit code 3016 as in…
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VB script sometimes return certain missing file? Extracting of files takes too long?

I have this VB script which I later compiled it together with some dll files using IExpress. Sometimes when a user run this script it will return an error message stating that certain dll file is not found. From what I under is, the installer which…
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issues in exe files from bat files

ok...Im a new member here and I can express how jolly I am...back to subject I made a bat file, lets call it 1.bat and I used iexpress to make it an exe file, lets call it 1.exe. So, in the batch file I added the command line to add a vbs file (…
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IExpress. How to setup folder as datasource in iexpress SED format?

I'd like to know about two things about SED format in iexpress.exe Q1: How to setup folder as datasource in SED format? Q2: Where is exist an official documentation about this format?
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Iexpress: pygame.error: File is not a Windows BMP file

this is my first post here. I saw plenty of similar issues but mine is kinda specific. To get into subject i need to make single file executable with python which i did with py2exe and Iexpress. Everything worked perfectly untill i included pictures…
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How to determine which running applications are using .Net

I have an application which uses thirdparty dlls that need .Net 4.0. So, I packaged .Net exe using iexpress with my installer which is created using Wix. However, later I came to know that it needs to reboot the machine after installing .Net 4.0…
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iexpress assistance for my program

ok so i've used iexpress a few times without a problem. i created a nice little program for my buddies and i and i'm now in the process of creating a installation package for it. i like iexpress cause it makes it easy and has the license agreement…
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How to launch multiple applications from a sed file

I have created a .sed file for input in iexpress.exe. The entry in .sed file has two applications. One is a batch file and another is an .exe file, for example: AppLaunched=cmd.exe /c abc.bat AppLaunched2=setup.exe After creating the setup and…
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