In my situation, after installing the MSI, the user then connects to a web server to run an application. At this initial connect, another registry entry (which...
Hi, ... Its best if possible not to have users need to write to per-machine locations at all. Its always best to check the security if possible with regedit...
... I'll take a closer look at this although I'm not actually looking to try to set the privilege but only query to see if the user has rights to logon/execute...
Hi, ... If you can do one you can do the other... ... Are you starting the service from the msi, if so are you using: WAIT="Y" I'd have thought it would fail...
Hello, I am completely new to creating .msi files. I want to create .msi files from .exe files. Can MakeMSI do this for me? I want to be able to create .msi...
Hi, ... What you want to do is "repackaging": http://makemsi-manual.dennisbareis.com/repackaging.htm The only tools that make this easy (but very problematic)...
Hi, ... As I've never had to do this myself, I can't say this is the best way but what you are trying to do is execute commands so the "EXECA" command: ...
Hi I would like to go straight from the "License Agreement" dialog to the "Custom Setup" dialog. The installer must force the user to select the availability...
Hi, ... A hack would obviously be to leave the sequencing the same and remove all other options but a better approach is to get rid of the unwanted dialog. I...
Hi, ... When you see this or any error message (LEAVE IT UP), that is the time to do some investigation, in this case: (A) Is the file there? (B) Does you...
Hi, ... What does a verbose log say?: http://makemsi-manual.dennisbareis.com/logging.htm May help to capture a working (vista32) and non-working (vista64) ...
Hi, I'm sorry if anyone is trying to get to my site and can't, it looks like more people where downloading MAKEMSI than I thought and this has been slowly...
Hi all I want to create an MSI that will install on Windows XP only. I have looked at the tryme sample and noticed that the .VER file contains: ; Installed =...
Hi, ... have ... That is documentetion only,as per its documentation: No validation (launch conditions etc) are inserted in the generated MSI as a result of...
Hi All, I am a localisation software engineer and as part of my building process I have to update existing merge modules that were generated for the English...
Hi, ... It sounds like you are currently using Orca or other tool to manually make these changes? In that case it should not be hard to automate, see if this...
I'm trying to wrap an Inno installer. It works except that two entries are created in Add/Remove Programs - one with a size of 0.02Mb and one with 59.35Mb.I...
Hi, ... Programs - ... this ... packages"> ... - ... The msi has installed and it has installed the inno product (2 installers). Because the "UninstallKey"...
Hi, ... this day. ... must build an MSI installer, ... thank you so much for all the time and effort you have put into this project! ... way to determine...
Hallo, I am absolute beginner. My question is how can I to reduce the volume of MSI package? For example how can I remove all dialogs (not unattended...
Hi, ... Size tips are at: http://makemsi-manual.dennisbareis.com/size.htm Actually when you say "not unattended installation"... You realise that all good...
Hi, ... contains ... Windows Installer can actually support more files, just not by default. Either way for large numbers of files it can be very slow. ... ...
I'm quite new at this, so there may be a number of mistakes here. Using MAKEMSI Version 08.148 & Windows Installer 4.0.6001.0 & WSH 5.7 on Windows Vista (TM)...