Top "Installshield" questions

InstallShield (not including limited edition) is a software tool for creating MSI installers or software packages.

How to make InstallShield uninstall previous versions?

I've followed the instructions outlined here, but it doesn't work exactly as I need.: How to get InstallShield LE to …

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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 …

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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 …

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How do I prevent InstallShield 1158 errors?

Sometimes, when running an InstallShield installation, an error dialog will appear containing the text "1158", and OK button, and nothing else. …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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InstallShield: cannot extract icon with index 0

I can't seem to figure out why this error is occurring when I build my setup.exe installation file. Error 5 …

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Visual Studio 2012 InstallShield LE .NET Framework 4.5 Prerequisites

We have an application that was built using Visual Studio 2010 targeting the .NET Framework 4.0. We are upgrading the application to …

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Turning MSI logging on from an InstallShield .EXE?

I have a software update that is giving me an error dialog, and no way to see the error logs. …

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