AppDeploy Tips

InstallShield - Splash Screen Display

2009-11-03T09:00:00-05:00

For a basic msi project, the splash screen will be displayed only when you create a Setup.exe and not the compressed (or single) msi....

Editing Summary Information of Transforms

2009-10-12T09:00:00-05:00

Kindly follow the following procedure to edit the Summary information in transform files created over the vendor supplied MSI. 1. Go to Run 2. Type cmd 3. Hit the Return key 4. Type the following command cscript WiSumInf.vbs [path to databas...

Analyzing vendor MSI by Editing Verbose Log files

2009-10-06T09:00:00-05:00

Hi All, There are many techniques used to debug the working of vendor supplied msi file when one is developing a transform for the same. However I make use of a simple technique that involves the use of the verbose log file one generates using the...

InstallShield Command Line Parameters

2009-07-14T09:00:00-05:00

/v Passes parameters to MSI package. /s Causes setup.exe to be silent. /l Specifies the setup language. /a Performs administrative installation. /j Installs in advertise mode. /x Performs setup uninstall. /f Launches setup in...

How to isolate a .DLL with an .EXE

2009-07-14T09:00:00-05:00

On the Components tab in Setup Editor right click the .DLL you want to isolate From the right click menu, select New / Isolated Component. The Isolated Component Details dialog appears where you pick a file for isolation from the feature that cont...

Who is logged on a remote box and check for admin rights

2009-03-23T09:00:00-05:00

I created a small script that checks for admin rights on a remote box. If there is an AD structure you are working with, this will give a few hints for the admin. The script will first ping the remote computer, then query registry and AD propertie...

Save .MSI file from InstallShield Editor

2009-01-23T09:00:00-05:00

If it is not possible to save .msi file which is edited using the InstallShield editor and throws the error like 'Error retrieving Property for table' can be solved by adding a row in the _Validation table Table = InstallShield Column = Proper...

Register Font File

2009-01-22T09:00:00-05:00

Some font files are not register while installing the application, these font file are installing at location ie C:\WINDOWS\Fonts, but not get register, because Fonts are not associated in Fonts table of .MSI file, as a result is fonts are not coming...

Customizing Wise Package Studio to Behave like Active Setup

2008-11-22T09:00:00-05:00

After reading the Charlotte Gonella article about â€œactive setupâ€ techniques (...

ICE Errors and Resolutions

2008-11-19T09:00:00-05:00

What are Internal Consistency Evaluators (ICEs)? When I was visiting a customer a while ago, I ran into a software packager wearing a funny t-shirt. I do not remember the name of the company which was promoting their packaging tool with that t-sh...