deployexpert created the topic: Location of files from extracted installshield setup.exe I have a Installshield Basic MSI project. This project uses Installshield’s bootstrapper to install several setup prerequisites. Everything is bundled and compressed inside a single exe (Setup.exe). I have one prerequisite that needs to know the the full path of the file to execute….
rajeshkumar created the topic: wyBuild 2.5.17.0 Using the wyBuild application you can deliver updates of your software to your users fast. No confusing interfaces – just simplicity. Make your users happy by keeping them up-to-date. They’ll love having the latest bug-free versions of your software. They’ll talk far and wide about how great your software…
rajeshkumar created the topic: Installation Package Windows Installer An installation package contains all of the information that the Windows® Installer requires to install or uninstall an application or product and to run the setup user interface. Each installation package includes an .msi file, containing an installation database, a summary information stream, and data streams for…
rajeshkumar created the topic: Windows Installer Components A component is a piece of the application or product to be installed. Examples of components include single files, a group of related files, COM objects, registration, registry keys, shortcuts, resources, libraries grouped into a directory, or shared pieces of code such as MFC or DAO. The installer…
rajeshkumar created the topic: Installation Mechanism in Windows Installer There are two phases to a successful installation process: acquisition and execution. If the installation is unsuccessful, a rollback phase may occur. Acquisition At the beginning of the acquisition phase, an application or a user instructs the installer to install a feature or an application. The…
rajeshkumar created the topic: Windows Installer Component Management The Windows® Installer reduces the total cost of ownership (TCO) of your applications by increasing the ability of your customers to manage and maintain application components during setup and run time. The installation database tracks which applications require a particular component, which files comprise each component, where…
rajeshkumar created the topic: Advertisement in Windows Installer The Windows Installer can advertise the availability of an application to users or other applications without actually installing the application. If an application is advertised, only the interfaces required for loading and launching the application are presented to the user or other applications. If a user or…
rajeshkumar created the topic: Windows Installer Administrative Installation The Windows® Installer can perform an administrative installation of an application or product to a network for use by a workgroup. An administrative installation installs a source image of the application onto the network that is similar to a source image on a CD-ROM. Users in a…
rajeshkumar created the topic: Windows Installer Rollback Installation When the Windows® Installer processes the installation script for the installation of a product or application, it simultaneously generates a rollback script and saves a copy of every file deleted during the installation. These files are kept in a hidden system directory and are automatically deleted once…
rajeshkumar created the topic: Windows Installer File Extensions The following file name extensions are used with the Windows® Installer. Extension Description .msi Windows Installer Database. .msm Windows Installer Merge Module. .msp Windows Installer Patch. .mst Windows Installer Transform. .idt Exported Windows Installer Database Table. .cub Validation module. .pcp Windows Installer Patch Creation File Regards, Rajesh…
msiexpert created the topic: Problems w/ Absolute Manage eval or InstallEase download Questions: Why do I get a page not found or oddly rendered page when following the download link for the Absolute Manage evaluation or the InstallEase download? Answer: The invalid link is often a result of email clients taking the long download URL…
msiexpert created the topic: OS Detection Ambiguity in InstallAware The OS detections appear ambigious. For example, in MSI Code: Get System Settings Windows 2000 into VAR Returns TRUE on WinXP So how can I really detect when I am on XP? To my mind OS detection should be far more explicit: NT 4.0 (NT4) NT…
msiexpert created the topic: Moving build system from one machine to another. Till now we were building our software on a development build machine.We need to move it to a production build machine.We have bought a studio version of InstallAware 9.Will we have any problems with licensing if uninstall the InstallAware from dev setup and…
msiexpert created the topic: My Windows Installer doesn’t work The last Microsoft update somehow screwed up my computer. Now I can’t install any software. I get the message, “The Window Installer Service could not be accessed”. How can I repair or re-install the Windows Installer? follow this thread… h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Operating-systems-…sn-t-work/m-p/240270 Rajesh KumarI’m a DevOps/SRE/DevSecOps/Cloud Expert passionate…
msiexpert created the topic: How Do I Install Windows Installer Package? Windows Installer is an application that allows you to download, install and remove software on your computer. If your installer has become corrupted or unresponsive, you can download a new version of the software. It takes about five minutes to complete the process. Step…
msiexpert created the topic: Advanced Designer in InstallAnywhere Advanced Designer While the Project Wizard leads developers through a few simple steps to create an installer, the Advanced Designer gives greater precision, enabling developers to access all the powerful features of InstallAnywhere. With the Advanced Designer developers can assign files and actions to feature sets, allowing…
rajeshkumar created the topic: Install Anywhere Licensing Is there a tool to find out whether the installation of Install Anywhere is licensed or not? I ran the exe: InstallAnywhere.exe and clicked About -> Preferences -> Registration tab. On that screen it shows registered but there is no option to change license or find out which…
installanywhereExpert created the topic: Localization in InstallAnywhere Localization in InstallAnywhere InstallAnywhere’s Enterprise edition allows developers to build installers for up to 29 different languages. The Standard edition enables developers to build for up to 9 languages. To generate multi-language installers, click the Project | Locales task in the Advanced Designer, and use the check boxes…
installanywhereExpert created the topic: Silent and Console Installers in InstallAnywhere Silent and Console Installers Silent mode, which enables an installer to run without any user interaction, is fully supported on all UNIX platforms. A near-silent mode is possible on Windows, and Mac OS X. InstallAnywhere and end-user-defined variables may be set through command-line parameters and/or…
andrewmnn created the topic: Installation Development Challenges “The creation of the installation for an application is normally left to the last minute just before the product has to ship. This is because setup is not considered part of the development process.” (Bob Baker, Windows Installer Developer’s Guide) Do you feel the same? Do you encounter…
deployexpert created the topic: What is NSIS? NSIS 2.46 What is NSIS? NSIS 2.46 NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) is a professional open source system to create Windows installers. It is designed to be as small and flexible as possible and is therefore very suitable for internet distribution. NSIS is script-based and allows you to…
deployexpert created the topic: What Which should I use if I have a choice between the two. deployexpert replied the topic: Re: What an exe is a compiler. an executer of information. usually backed up by a small ini file. that basically points to the msi at some point, eventually it will install the msi…
deployexpert created the topic: Wise Installer Studio 7 target directory question I have Wise Installer Studio 7. My project, for years, displayed the target directory as C:\Program Files\AppName. We need to move it out of there to accommodate Vista and Windows 7. It is easy enough to create a new target folder and get all…
deployexpert created the topic: How to remove Microsoft Windows Installer (MSI)? How to remove Microsoft Windows Installer (MSI)? Rajesh KumarI’m a DevOps/SRE/DevSecOps/Cloud Expert passionate about sharing knowledge and experiences. I have worked at Cotocus. I share tech blog at DevOps School, travel stories at Holiday Landmark, stock market tips at Stocks Mantra, health and fitness…
deployexpert created the topic: Application Packaging jobs in India I am searching for jobs. could you tell me Application Packaging jobs in India? Rajesh KumarI’m a DevOps/SRE/DevSecOps/Cloud Expert passionate about sharing knowledge and experiences. I have worked at Cotocus. I share tech blog at DevOps School, travel stories at Holiday Landmark, stock market tips at…
deployexpert created the topic: Application Packaging services Any body define the terminology of Application Packaging services? Rajesh KumarI’m a DevOps/SRE/DevSecOps/Cloud Expert passionate about sharing knowledge and experiences. I have worked at Cotocus. I share tech blog at DevOps School, travel stories at Holiday Landmark, stock market tips at Stocks Mantra, health and fitness guidance at…
deployexpert created the topic: Application Packaging basics I am trying to understand the Application Packaging basics? please explain? Rajesh KumarI’m a DevOps/SRE/DevSecOps/Cloud Expert passionate about sharing knowledge and experiences. I have worked at Cotocus. I share tech blog at DevOps School, travel stories at Holiday Landmark, stock market tips at Stocks Mantra, health and fitness…
deployexpert created the topic: Application Packaging Jobs in singapore List out the Application Packaging Jobs in Singapore? Rajesh KumarI’m a DevOps/SRE/DevSecOps/Cloud Expert passionate about sharing knowledge and experiences. I have worked at Cotocus. I share tech blog at DevOps School, travel stories at Holiday Landmark, stock market tips at Stocks Mantra, health and fitness guidance…
deployexpert created the topic: Application Packaging Jobs Hi, Please list out Application Packaging Jobs? Rajesh KumarI’m a DevOps/SRE/DevSecOps/Cloud Expert passionate about sharing knowledge and experiences. I have worked at Cotocus. I share tech blog at DevOps School, travel stories at Holiday Landmark, stock market tips at Stocks Mantra, health and fitness guidance at My Medic…
deployexpert created the topic: Application Packaging jobs in Bangalore Hi, Could you please list out Application Packaging jobs in Bangalore? Rajesh Rajesh KumarI’m a DevOps/SRE/DevSecOps/Cloud Expert passionate about sharing knowledge and experiences. I have worked at Cotocus. I share tech blog at DevOps School, travel stories at Holiday Landmark, stock market tips at Stocks Mantra,…