Installshield error 1001 without installshield installed

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Daniel picture Daniel · Apr 17, 2013 · Viewed 13.5k times · Source

I have an application with an installshield installer. I install a service and a windows form.

Whenever I install the application on computers where I have installshield it installs, but when I try to install it on other machines it gives me Error 1001.

I am using Installshield LE, Visual Studio 2010. I am using the same OS on the development machines and on the machines where I would like to install, Windows 7.

Anyone has any idea how could that problem sorted? I tried to add all of the installshiled references what I could, but it did not change anything.

Regards Daniel

Answer

Chas picture Chas · Feb 12, 2015

I had the exact scenario and error, installing a service and one winform. It turns out I was getting the 1001 error (apparently) because my service was already running on that machine. (Which is why i suspect you were only getting the error on your development machine?) When I uninstalled the service through add/remove programs, the installation went as planned.

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