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InstallShield (not including limited edition) is a software tool for creating MSI installers or software packages. InstallShield is primarily used for making an installer (MSI) for Microsoft Windows desktop and server platforms, but it can also be used to manage software applications and packages on a variety of handheld and mobile devices.

InstallShield is a software tool for creating installers or software packages.

InstallShield is primarily used for installing software for Microsoft Windows desktop and server platforms, but it can also be used to manage software applications and packages on a variety of handheld and mobile devices.

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what will be the condition for custom action to run only on first installation in InstallShield?

I have a requirement to delete the files if the customer has installed the exe for the first time and uninstalled it. If the user has upgraded the exe without uninstalling the present installer and trying to uninstall the upgraded installer we…
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Disabling Installshield's Next button with powershell

I have an Installshield project that uses powershell custom actions. In one of my dialogs, I'm asking from the user to enter username and password, then I validate the credentials (with powershell) and I want to enable the Next button only if the…
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InstallShield hyperlink in License Agreeement

I have a 'hyperlink' in the Installer Eula document (License Agreement). The problem is that clicking the link does not open the page in the web browser. How can I fix this?
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How do I diagnose a Shared DLL count issue in the install?

I'm new to Installshield. In attempting to add a newly used library to the install project, I've found that it is seemingly adds two references every time during install, and only subtracts one on the uninstall, resulting in it getting left behind.…
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Unable to deselect redistributables in InstlallShield (where did the checkbox go)?

I have an InstallShield 2013 InstallScript MSI project and I changed the view on the Redistributable tap and now I can no longer see the checkbox that allows you to deselect a redistributable. Unfortunately I don't remember what I did to change the…
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How to set up an ASP.NET site with installshield 2010?

I'm creating an installer for an ASP.NET app, and everything seems to work fine until I run the setup file, it creates all the folders and all the IIS stuff, BUT I keep getting a parse error from the asp page when I try to load it. The page itself…
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Can't load Powershell module when executing from installer

I'm having a simple PowerShell script which import a certificate: $certificate_file_name = "C:\Files\Plugins\certi1.cer" $root_cert_folder_path = 'Cert:\LocalMachine\Root' try { $certificate_obj = Import-Certificate -FilePath…
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Error The installation of Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 SP1 Redist appears to have failed

When we do upgrades we just started getting the error message above. However, if I navigate to the PreReq folder (C:\ProductName\ISSetupPrerequisites\{AAEC4BE2-1C6B-45E0-B33D-0D657A05F292}) and run vcredist_x86.exe and the go to the other prereq…
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Is is possible to enable metabase compatibility in IIS 7 programmatically?

I have an application that I am wrapping up in an installer. I would like to, either through the registry, or by writing a script, enable IIS 6 metabase compatibility in IIS 7. Does anyone know if this is possible?
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Change versions of binaries during install shield

Is it possible to change versions of dll and exe during install shield build? My project is in dotnet. Using single Assembly.cs or using variable does not helpful in my scenario. I tried with IsCmdBld also but did not help. I want to change version…
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Reboot warning message while uninstalling

I have my windows based application using visual studio 2013 and InstallShield 2013 limited edition windows installer. When I am uninstalling my existing application it will shows "The setup must update files or services that cannot be updated…
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InstallShield 10 vs 11 - is there a reason to migrate

Currently we are wondering whether we should move to IS 11 or stay for longer time with IS 10. It will incorporate upgrade of a few crucial boxes so I would like whether, from your point of view, there are some break through technologies in IS 11 so…
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InstallShield: Insert powershell custom action to install sequence

I'm having installshield project and I several powershell custom actions. The scripts change the file system (extract zip files, copy files, install packages, etc). I wonder where in the install sequence should I put them? I looked at the guilde…
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InstallShield: Get the organization name during installation

I'm creating an installation with instalshield. In the "Installation Interview", (which is part of the "Project Assistant") I set the option "to prompt users to enter their Company Name". My question is: how can I interact with the value they…
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How to add license file dynamically to LicenseAgreement dialog in InstallShield

I have a Basic MSI project installer. When user run a setup then I want to download a EULA file from server and then I want to display it on License Agreement dialog at the time of installation. It's possible in InstallScript installer. But how I…
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