Questions tagged [installshield-le]

InstallShield Limited Edition for Visual Studio. Latest support of InstallShield LE is for Visual Studio 2015.

InstallShield Limited Edition for Visual Studio 2010/2012 is a free tool for Visual Studio customer that serves as a replacement for the now deprecated Visual Studio Deployment Projects. InstallShield LE provides a small subset of the functionality found in the other InstallShield editions. Many of the features in InstallShield are locked and unavailable. Therefore it is helpful to tag questions as such.

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Be able to pass the installation directory with a custom installshield setup

@all, I am trying to create an InstallShield installation (the one that can be integrated in visual studio 2013) In the tab custom actions I'd like to start a program that is placed in the [commonfolder]. As a commandline parameter I want to pass…
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Visual Studio Install generating multiple files instead of just setup.exe

I had an install project that I have been using and it was generating a setup.exe file... suddenly (I don't remember changing anything) the folder now ends up with many files: It used to end up with just the setup.exe file. (other files were…
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InstallShield Custom Action failing because user installing in 64-bit Program Files directory?

I have a 32-bit legacy application that allows users to specify the install path as part of the setup (pretty normal stuff...). I also have a custom action defined that runs a silent background install of another required bit of software after the…
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Installshield LE is not updating the files while attempting upgrade

I've spent literally the last 5 hours around this, and can't get it to work. I've done everything it's said in similar questions. Change the ProductCode, keep the old UpgradeCode, Change product version. Again and again. It doesn't replace the…
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Microsoft Visual Studio Express 2012

I recently developed a program in VB.net with Access Database. And I want to create setup file of it. I'd searched on "How to create setup file". And I got that using "Deployment and Installing" we can. After that I'd install "InstallShield". But…
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InstallShield Version

I am trying to determine which version of InstallShield I need. I need to be able to move files from one folder to another folder during the install. Then during the uninstall, I need to be able to remove those files. I am not sure which version I…
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Depploying WPF app with install shield LE

I am deploying my WPF app with install shield LE. After installing the setup I run the program and it works. But where do the outputs of program are saved? my program creates some text docs. I don't find them! Thanks
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How can I add some selective features/ subfeatures to a new release build through Automation Interface

I am using Install Script in Install Shield 2013 on Windows 7, Lang Used C#. I have a project and it has some features and sub features added to it. Now I want to build a new release using Automation Interface need to add some selective features/…
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VSTO Addin Creates 2 items in Add/Remove programs

I have created a vsto addin in VS2012. I have added an installation project to the solution using Installsheild LE. After installing the exe that I get, I get the expected item added to my add/remove programs. However when I open Word, I get…
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How can I make my SQLite file compressable, or tell InstallShield not to bother trying to compress it?

I've got a small utility that I'm trying to create an installer for to make it a tad easier (and more sheeny-shiny ("professional looking") for people to download and install. I'm using the free/trial version on InstallShield that is available when…
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Installshield 2012 LE - Set folder location from registry entry

After being forced to migrate from VS2010 to VS2012 to get an ActiveX control to work ... I now find myself in a situation where my existing installer project is no longer usable thanks to MS discontinuing support for them. I have everything working…
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InstallShield Installer is Creating Duplicate Programs in Control Panel

I have an installer that I created using InstallShield Limited. After installing, I noticed something weird happening. I have multiple entries of the application in my Control Panel. My steps I take when I update the version: 1. Update application…
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Why doesn't InstallShield Limited Edition remove AppDataFolder during uninstall?

I have successfully created an ISLE setup for my C# WPF app. The app needs to create XML files on the user's hard drive. These are placed in the AppDataFolder and everything works great in my testing. However when I test the uninstall it leaves…
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InstallShield - Setting up registry entries under HKCU

I am using "InstallShield 2013 Limited Edition for Visual Studio". I would like to add a registry entry under HKEY_CURRENT_USER. In my installshield project, I drag and drop the entries from "Source computer's Registry view" to "Destination computer…
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Using InstallShield Limited Edition, how do I remove the uninstall dialog that requires a reboot

I am creating an installer for a web application and using InstallShield Limited Edition. I can install just fine, but when I run the 'uninstall', I get a dialog box that says that a reboot is required. However, all that I'm doing is deleting a…
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