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InstallShield® is a well known and used Windows installation development solution. InstallShield is designed to enable development teams to be more agile, collaborative and flexible when building reliable InstallScript and Windows Installer (MSI) installations for PCs, servers, Web and virtual applications. Version released in 2009

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How to make an Exe Run as admin

I have a small application whose exe has to be worked in windows server 2008. But in Win Server 2k8 it works properly only if the Option Run as administrator is selected, even if the user have admin previlege. By selecting the property of that file…
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Terminating a program when Installer, built with InstallShield, runs

When InstallShield executes, we have it launch a separate installer (before it's installation phase) that installs a small SQL server that's crucial to the program. FYI, the SQL server is Firebird SQL. When users re-install the program, we need to…
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InstallShield remove file not originally installed on uninstall using RemoveFile

First off, I know that there are similar questions on SO, but I have yet to see any answer that fits my issue. InstallShield 2009 installs my program, and my program creates an ini file. When the program uninstalls, it leaves the ini (because it…
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InstallShield 2010 SQL Script multi line comment bug?

I think I found a bug with multi-line comments and SQL scripts in InstallShield 2010. To reproduce the bug, create a basic MSI project. Go to Installation Designer -> SQL Scripts, create a SQL connection then add a new script that contains the…
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Converting a Hexadecimal string to a Binary Value in installshield 2009

Setting binary registry values in installshield needs binary string values, However usually binary values in installscript is presented in hexadecimal forms. So following code is not correct if you want to use RegDBSetKeyValueEx (Just Sample and…
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Silent install parameter ignored, InstallShield 2009

I've just inherited an InstallShield 2009 project from a guy who left (oh joy) and am trying to get the setup.exe to run in silent mode. The project is a Basic MSI project and according to the documentation, I should be able to specify the /s…
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Handle CheckBox Checked Event in Interior Dialog in Basic MSI Project

Tools: InstallShield 2009 Premier, Basic MSI Project I have added an interior dialog, and in that dialog I added a checkbox. Now if the checkbox is checked I want to exit the setup (or, show a message box). How?
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How to get the ModuleID from merge module?

I encountered the following problem when building installer using Installshield: File not found. An error occurred merging Module 'Microsoft_VC100_CRT_x86.F1DD796A_B984_3DCA_A68D_6B352BDC86F3:0' for Feature 'xxx'. I know I am missing a merge module…
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Can one edit an InstallShield setup.exe's manifest file?

I'm running into the Windows Vista/7 Program Compatibility Assistant problem described here: "This program might not have installed correctly" message in Windows 7 RC The solution (backed-up by similar questions elsewhere, and MSDN), is apparently…
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Using installshield to replace a same-versioned DLL in the GAC

We recently put out an update of one of our apps with a "test" DLL from a third party. The third party does not update their assembly versions on the dll's, only the file versions, so multiple apps can reference different "versions" of it. However,…
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InstallShield-2009: Basic MSI: How to run a custom action after user cancels uninstall (rollback)

InstallShield-2009 Premier: Basic msi project: What to do when I want a custom action to run when user clicks cancel button during uninstall? I put a custom action (a C# exe which would just show a message box) with Action Type: Type: Launch an…
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How to extract the source code from .exe file which is created by using install shield 2009

How to extract the source code from .exe file which is created by using install shield 2009? I am using install shield 2009 . I have .exe file which is obtained from install shield by running our code . But now i have lost the code and i have only…
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How to determine version of FLASH with InstallShield 2009

I am currently using InstallShield 2009 and one of the required components that needs to be installed in Adobe Flash Player. However, we only want to install it IF it is below a certain version. For example, if we deploy our InstallShield setup.exe…
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Prepare a 64bit setup.exe from basic msi project Installshield 2009 premier

I'm deploying 64bit dlls, exes by setting each component's 64bit component = yes and setting "General Information->Summary INformation Stream->Template Summary = x64;1033". All things are ok, but the produced setup.exe when i run it, from task…
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How to check whether a user is in Administrator group in Install Shield 2009 Basic MSI Project

Install Shield 2009, Premier, Basic MSI Projcet:[I want to allow only administrator users to run setup] In the Releases->MyProductConfiguration->MyRelease->Setup.exe tab i chose "Required Execution Level" = "Invoker" and in General…
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