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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 installation product to use? InstallShield, WiX, Wise, Advanced Installer, etc

I'm currently doing some investigation on moving off of the installation package we currently use (Wise Installer 9) and moving to something that will handle things like Windows Vista, Windows 7 and 64-bit systems. Localization of the installers…
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How to execute custom action only in install (not uninstall)

I'm sure this is fairly easy, but I've kind of had a hard time with it. I've got a custom action that executes a different (non-msi) installer on installation. Unfortunately, I've noticed that it also executes the installer on UNinstallation! I've…
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Extract MSI from EXE

I want to extract the MSI of an EXE setup to publish over a network. For example, using Universal Extractor, but it doesn't work for Java Runtime Environment.
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MS Access DB Engine (32-bit) with Office 64-bit

We currently have a major issue using Microsoft Access Database Engine 2010. The engine comes in 64-bit and 32-bit forms, which is good. However, apparently you need to always install the 32-bit version if the host process is always 32-bit. Fine, we…
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The type initializer for 'CrystalDecisions.CrystalReports.Engine.ReportDocument' threw an exception

I am deploying a desktop application to my clients that uses the Crystal Reports API to display and print forms. I am building my installer using InstallShield 2012. I have also included the .NET 4.0 Framework along with all of the Crystal…
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Include files marked as "Copy to Output Directory" with Installshield LE

I'm building a Windows Service in VB.NET with Visual Studio 2012. I included log4net in my project to deal with logging information about the service execution. I created a log4net.config file, which I marked Copy if newer in its Copy to Output…
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Visual Studio 2017 setup project missing

Anyone know where the elusive setup project template went to for Visual Studio 2017? Trying to update VS2015 setup projects, but their setup projects are not supported and MS has no information I can find (I followed every link in their forums from…
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Programmatically extract contents of InstallShield setup.exe

I am trying to extract the file-contents of an InstallShield setup.exe-file. (My plan is to use it in a back-office tool, so this must be done programmatically without any user interactions.) Is this possible? (Initial research seems to indicate it…
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InstallShield - relative file paths

How can I add a file to an InstallShield component specifying a relative path to the InstallShield project in order to make it easy compiling the project on different machines?
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What is the purpose of administrative installation initiated using msiexec /a?

Windows Installer technology supports administrative installation. The command line for initiating administrative installation is: 'msiexec /a setup.msi'. I want to understand the purpose of this type of installation and in what scenarios are they…
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Update an existing installation using InstallShield LE

We've got a a quite simple WinForms application. I've created an installation using InstallShield LE which works fine on the first install. I'd like that users will be able to run the installation also for updating an existing copy. The problem is…
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Is there any definitive documentation on writing software installers?

I've read a bunch of documentation on installers and haven't come across anything good that explains the underlying concepts. Most of the installer software I've come across is based on the same "database" like structure that I just don't…
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Is there a good alternative to Install Shield?

I am looking for suggestions to an alternative setup application from Install Shield. We are currently using Install Shield and I have never been impressed with it. It's way too bulky and the scripting system sucks. Has anyone had any better…
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Error 1001 when installing custom Windows Service

I wrote a windows service that runs on Framework 4.0 and running in VS 2015. I also created a setup project (free Installshield version). My service did not show under services.msc after I installed it, so according to some other posts I had to mark…
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How can I make the installer Run as admin

My application has an installer built in installshield. But for proper working of installation process in vista Win 7 etc. the installer should be run as administrator. (Even though the user has admin previlege he should select the 'Run as…
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