Questions tagged [installshield-2011]

InstallShield is a software tool by Flexera Software for creating installers or software packages. Primarily used for creating Microsoft Windows Installer (MSI installer). InstallShield 2011 is the version of InstallShield which released in year 2011.

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InstallShield add dll not to INSTALLDIR and register it

I'm a newbie to installshield and I want to add a new .dll to my .ism file, the issue is that I need to add it inside C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Triedit\ while installing and register it. Any help would be appreciated.
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Installshield: uninstall does not work

I created an installer using Installshield 2011. I can install the software with it and am able to uninstall too from the "Programs and Features" interface. But if the application is already installed and I click on the installer again, it brings up…
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Installshield - Running Powershell script from elevated command prompt

I'm using InstallShield to create an MSI that runs a .cmd file which calls a powershell script. The powershell script changes 2 registry keys. One it is removing a DENY right on a registry key for SYSTEM and the other it's changing a key's value…
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installshield 2011 install IIS error

I'm using InstallShield 2011 to create a install package. When I install package in windows server 2012, DefaultAppPool is not overwrite and name of website display incorrect. Example: - In IntsallShield: I config name Website is "Shopping" but when…
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Changing .NET Framework version of Installer class used in InstallShield

I have a C# .NET Installer Class DLL being used by InstallShield 2011 to perform some custom code at the end of the installation process. The .NET Installer class is currently targeting .NET Framework 3.5. When changing the .NET Installer class to…
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InstallShield 2011 SYSINFO.bIsWow64 returns incorrect value

I am working on an installer that has long worked properly. I've made some minor changes to the payloads. The actual payload that is installed depends on SYSINFO.bIsWow64. However, recently this has been return an incorrect value when running on a…
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How to update dialog window from custom action

I have project with MSSQL perquisites. Until now sql was installing with hardcoded name of instance. Now I want to create functionality with customize this name by user during the installation process. This is what I’ve done: I created new dialog…
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Add user input to prerequisite

I have project with SQL Server 2012 as a prerequisite. I added it into Application Data -> Redistributables and everything works fine. Now I want to add possibilities to set a custom instance name for the SQL Server. Is it possible to do in…
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InstallShiled : Custom Action not able to read values from INI File

I am trying to read values from ".ini" file using install script Custom Action which will be installed at the target location. Below Install-script Code line doesn't read any values even the file is there at target location during…
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Installshield - Few files getting removed on major upgrade

I updated an installer file (.ism) for major upgrade in which I made the following changes: updated product code, updated package code, updated versionmin and max in upgrade, updated product version, few strings in which old version was…
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InstallShield prerequisites dialog appearence time

I have an InstallScript setup created with IS 2011, which includes prerequisites: The prerequisites dialog immediately appears after executing setup.exe even before the welcome dialog. Is there a way to change this behavior so that the prerequisites…
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installshield object is missing in InstallShield 2011

We moved our build server machine to a new machine. In the new build server, we have Installed the Installshield 2011 as the previous server. But in the new machine, the Install Shield wizard shows, the Install Shield Object is missing. If I try to…
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How to install Sql server 2008 during installation in InstallShield

I suppose i can check if some sql server is installed, then i want to install one if no one present. How this can be done? Prerequisites are not an option because the user can choose installation type were sql server is not required. Thanks.
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Produce .exe and .msi with InstallShiled Basic MSI

I'm trying to produce a single release from an InstallShield 2011 simple MSI project that suits different types of users. I have an application which is dependant on .Net Framework 2. So I know that this can't be installed by a plain msi but…
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Can InstallShield 2011 choose between two versions of a file based on architecture?

I am trying to build an installer for a web service that can be installed on either x86 or x64 architecture. As part of our service we are using SQLite3.dll, and the dll is architecture specific. I need the installer to copy the proper version of…
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