Questions tagged [installshield-2010]

Relating to the 2010 version of the InstallShield software that helps install software on Windows.

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Installing ADO.Net hot fix installshield 2010

How I can install ADO.net hot fix along with setup program which is developed in installshield 2010 please guide me as soon as possible
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How can I access a (disk1 support) subdirectory?

I'm currently trying to design an install package for a web based application. It requires a custom instance of sql server that needs to be user defined. I currently have an .ini file that's used while executing an sql installation. I have copied…
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InstallScript project giving Error 1706 when upgrading

I have an InstallScript project written from scratch in InstallShield 2010. It contains, amongst other things, three native InstallShield objects and four InstallShield Merge Module Holder Objects which wrap MSM files. When I originally tested the…
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How to convert a relative path to an absolute path in InstallShield?

I have an IS project where I want to put some files under TARGETDIR ^ ".." ^ "NewDir", and create the directory if it doesn't exist. The problem is that CreateDir requires an absolute path. I'm thinking of trimming the trailing "\" from TARGETDIR…
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Make clients to download InstallShield PreRequisites from Internet

My installshield project uses custom prerequisites to install .Net Framework 4.0 Client Profile and Microsoft Sync Framework 2.0 client package. I want to let clients to donwload .Net Framework and Sync Framework directly from the Internet so that…
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Installshield 2010 fails to install

I'm having problems installing InstallShield. ~ halfway in I get the following error messages and I can't seem to find any information on this. There are information about similar errors when deploying an own application but I do not find anything…
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How can i play music during setup progress in INSTALLSHIELD(Basic MSI)

when music played by this command: PlayMMedia (MMEDIA_WAVE, SRCDIR + "1.wav", MMEDIA_PLAYCONTINUOUS , 0) the setup will wait (freez) until the media finished it's play so, how can i play the media in background when setup still working.
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InstallShield with visual studio 2012 - application does not launch automatically at end of install

If after installation I go to Start>Programs>my program>my program.exe then the program is running and i see it in the middle of the screen. But after installation is finished if I check the checkbox to launch the program then I see my program icon…
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Need to add a script to change a filename to a installshield 2010 installer

I need to add a script that will change the name of two files in my install shield 2010 build. Is there a way to do this?
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create setup for an existent exe file

I want to create a setup for an existent .exe file. This file needs some .ocx and .dll files to run correctly. So this mentioned setup should paste these all files in a specified path and then run the .exe file. I have tried with installshield 2010…
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IS warning about string ID "IDS_ERROR_27555" not being found in string table

I have an Installshield2010 project that has had this warning since before my employment ISDEV : warning -3028: The string ID "IDS_ERROR_27555" was not found in the string table. It is referenced in the table:"Error" in column:"Message". Looking in…
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InstallShield2010 XML File Changes on modify and uninstall

I've successfully got my proof of concept MSI installer creating an xml file, and updating the elements as I wish on a fresh install. I have 6 features, if the feature is selected to be installed I want a node created for that feature and an…
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how to run RemoveFiles after InstallFinalize in Installshield 2010?

I use Installshield 2010, a Basic MSI Project. Is there a way to use RemoveFiles action to remove files from RemoveFile table after InstallFinalize? I have some files included in installer's components. I use those files to configure other files and…
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Display additional dialog when application is in upgrade mode

I created a setup file which is working awesome. Now whenever I rebuild an application without changing anything but Package Code is changed and then while I am going to install this version then a dialog will come "Upgrade Dialog" which ask me for…
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Error 2878 at SQLLogin dialog in Installshield 2010

I am using MSI project with Installshield 2010. I wanted to add some SQL Scripts in my project for two different connections. I was trying to clone SQLLogin dialog and configure it for the second connection, I don't know exactly what I did, I…