Add NSIS script with electron builder to run DPInst.exe during install

Question

I'm using electron-builder to create NSIS Windows installers for my electron app. During install I need to run the included DPInst.exe to make sure drivers get installed.

I can tell electron-builder than I'm including a custom script:

"nsis": {
  "include": "build/installer.nsh"
}

But I can't work out what should be in the installer.nsh

The docs say that I need something like:

!macro customInstall
  !system "echo '' > ${BUILD_RESOURCES_DIR}/customInstall"
!macroend

And I've seen some NSIS commands to run DPInst.exe

ExecWait '"$INSTDIR\resources\DPInst.exe" /sw'

But I'm unsure how to combine them as I can't work out the syntax!

Tim · Accepted Answer · 2020-06-02T15:59:28.760

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Well, it was pretty obvious ‍♂️. I just had to combine the two:

!macro customInstall
  ExecWait '"$INSTDIR\resources\DPInst.exe" /sw'
!macroend

edited Jun 02 '20 at 15:59

answered Feb 16 '17 at 16:43

Tim

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Have you tried invoking dpinst without /sw? It just stalls the installer. Do you know how to get around it? – Amruta May 23 '18 at 04:43
Hi Tim, I am doing the same but somehow the exe in ExecWait isn't installing. Can you pls help? – Swapnil Patwa Dec 14 '20 at 10:58
@SwapnilPatwa have you found a solution I am facing the same problem it's not installing... – Ankur Tripathi May 19 '21 at 09:38
@AnkurTripathi Yes, Try this - !macro customHeader RequestExecutionLevel admin !macroend !macro customInstall ExecWait '"$INSTDIR\test.exe" /sw' !macroend – Swapnil Patwa May 19 '21 at 11:04
@AnkurTripathi I have added it as an answer as well. – Swapnil Patwa May 19 '21 at 11:10

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered May 19 '21 at 11:10

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For me, ExecWait '"$INSTDIR\resources\DPInst.exe" /sw' alone wasn't working because of permission issues.

I had to add RequestExecutionLevel admin

installer.nsh looks like -

!macro customHeader
    RequestExecutionLevel admin
!macroend
!macro customInstall   
  ExecWait '"$INSTDIR\ABC_Setup.exe" /sw'
!macroend

answered May 19 '21 at 11:10

Swapnil Patwa

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After adding this still its not installing my script:- https://ankurt.tinytake.com/tt/NTQxMjM2NF8xNjkyNjk2Mw – Ankur Tripathi May 20 '21 at 11:13
@AnkurTripathi see https://nsis-dev.github.io/NSIS-Forums/html/t-212645.html for msi. The above solution worked for me for executable file. I haven't tried msi yet. – Swapnil Patwa May 20 '21 at 15:55

Add NSIS script with electron builder to run DPInst.exe during install

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