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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

InstallShield is a powerful and easy-to-use installation development solution for creating Windows installations. With automated tools to productize, bundle and install your products in both traditional MSI and virtual formats, InstallShield makes it easy for your customers to deploy and manage your applications when, where and how they are needed while providing a contemporary installation experience.

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Installshield LE Spring 2012 Can't find setup prerequisites

Here's the situation: I have an InstallShield LE setup project (a couple actually) which have been working well for the last year. Recently I configured a new laptop, thus reinstalled Visual Studio 2010 and Installshield LE. Apparently, then…
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Uninstall doesn't delete files within INSTALLDIR - Basic MSI - InstallShield 2012

I am creating a Basic MSI Installer using InstallShield 2012 Spring Professional. Here I create a folder structure in application files as C:\Program files\Test Setup\Productname, Test Setup is the INSTALLDIR, and within this I have subdirectories…
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InstallShield giving ISEXP : error : -5008 when building setup project in VS 2012

I have .net project which I converted from VS 2010 to VS 2012. I am building a setup for the project through InstallShield Limited Edition but I get following error. ISEXP : error : -5008: This 32-bit package cannot include 64-bit data. The 64-bit…
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Installer not overwriting an old DLL that was branched for a client

I have an InstallShield 2012 Basic MSI project that I have been maintaining for our company. I am not a trained InstallShield developer (merely the lowest [at the time] on the totem pole), but I've picked up enough over the months to get everything…
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Can't create non-advertised shortcut in InstallShield 2012 Limited Edition

I've created an InstallShield 2012 Limited Edition installer project for a Visual Studio 2012 solution. I've configured in to create a "Send To" shortcut. However, it creates an advertised shortcut, so Windows doesn't actually display it in the…
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MSI Error 1500: InstallShield Premium Cannot Run Secondary Embedded Installation EXE

I have a written a setup script for my own Windows EXE using InstallShield Premium 2012. My EXE, however, ultimately relies on the presence components provided by a Microsoft EXE called AccessDatabaseEngine.exe. In order to run this…
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Why am I getting an Error 1309 : Error reading from file..... when attempting to use a .msi generated by InstallShield in VS 2013?

Error 1309 : Error reading from file..... I am using VS2013 - with latest download of InstallShield Limited Edition From VS2013 -> Solution Explorer -> Installshield Project -> Uninstall/Install: everything is fine. If I run the installer file…
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How can I install IIS on Windows Server 2012 R2 using InstallShield

I want to activate IIS on Windows Server 2012 via InstallShield setup. I tried the following DISM command: DISM.EXE /enable-feature /online /featureName:IIS-WebServerRole /featureName:IIS-WebServer Described here: Installing IIS 8.5 on Windows…
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InstallShield Limited edition "Shortcut" options to Users?

I am using Install shield limited edition 2012 to create a set up project from my WPF application. I know we can predefine shortcuts using Application shortcuts menu. Can I add the following options for the users to select the shortcuts while…
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InstallShield XML File Changes - Change node attribute on install

I am building a web service installation using InstallShield 2012, and I need to modify the Web.config file of my app based on user input. I have introduced the PromptServerAndDatabase dialog just after the DestinationFolder dialog. I have also…
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file marked as key file not getting unistalled while using installshield

I am creating msie using installshield2012 professional.I am adding one of my project primary output to msie ,component of which is marked as key file.If i don't mark it as key file my custom installer file in project doesn't get called which is…
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Is it possible to run a custom action only in repair mode

I need to run a custom action only during Repair. But I didn't find a valid condition to do so. If I specify a custom action with below condition, it runs in Modify mode as well as in Repair mode. Installed AND Not REMOVE I am using InstallShield…
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.Net Application Installation 2012 with database

I have built a Windows Forms application using Visual Studio 2012 and MSSQL 2008. I need to deploy this project using InstallShield Limited Edition. While running this application on my pc, it does nto work well when I use the following connection…
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MSI Validation returns "ICE81 Failure ICE Internal Error 1867. API Returned: 1615."

All of my MSI installations display the same ICE81 "failure" during validation but I can't figure out what is causing it. It happens no matter which MSI editor I use to run the validation (MS Orca, Flexera InstallShield, InstEdit.com). All my…
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Issue Signing InstallShield 2012 LE Installer Via Visual Studio 2012

I'm trying to sign my setup package from within InstallShield 2012LE in Visual Studio 2012. I have an MS Authenticode Cert from Symantec (VeriSign). There are two issues I'm seeing. Firstly if I select Sign Output Files -> Setup.exe and Windows…
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