Inno Setup change Task Manager Description for Setup.tmp

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I already suspect it is not possible and likely to be hardcoded, requiring modification of the Inno Setup source code, however Inno Setup is extremely flexible, so maybe there is a way?

Is it possible to change what is displayed in the Windows Task Manager Description field for Setup.tmp that runs with Setup.exe, from 'Setup\Uninstall' to something else?

I have already checked if this is one of the default messages that can be modified.

If not possible directly in Inno Setup, as I suspect, would modifying the resources with something like Resource Hacker or Resource Tuner make this possible? Alternatively, is there another esoteric way of doing this without modifying the Inno Setup source code?

Martin Prikryl · Accepted Answer · 2017-11-30T06:46:31.943

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You have to edit the "Version Info" of the Setup.e32 using a tool like Resource Hacker.

1 VERSIONINFO
FILEVERSION 51,1052,0,0
PRODUCTVERSION 0,0,0,0
FILEOS 0x4
FILETYPE 0x1
{
BLOCK "StringFileInfo"
{
    BLOCK "000004B0"
    {
        VALUE "FileDescription", "Setup/Uninstall of My Program"
        VALUE "FileVersion", "51.1052.0.0"
    }
}

BLOCK "VarFileInfo"
{
    VALUE "Translation", 0x0000 0x04B0
}
}

edited Nov 30 '17 at 06:46

answered Dec 31 '16 at 08:18

Martin Prikryl

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Could you tell me what `Setup.e32` is and how to access it? If I open Setup.exe in Resource Hacker, all I see for the File Description is what is displayed by Setup.exe. Maybe I should be asking this in a new question? – Robert Wigley Dec 31 '16 at 12:34
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The `Setup.e32` is part of Inno Setup installation. – Martin Prikryl Dec 31 '16 at 12:55
Thanks Martin. Found it in the install directory. – Robert Wigley Dec 31 '16 at 13:02

Inno Setup change Task Manager Description for Setup.tmp

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