Hi, ... Hi, First off, assuming that the answer is that they can't be prevented (or at least you don't know how) another question worth asking is "how can I...
Whats the best way to call a custom action only in the case a feature has been chosen? E.g. installation with feature1 feature2 CA1 CA2 I want to call CA1 if...
Hi everyone, I'm trying to edit the install path in an existing msi. Actually, several existing .msi files. In the future I may want to build my own for...
Hi, ... You can certainly modify MSIs to change where they install however this would be unusual as generally you should be able to override the setting from...
Dennis, Can I increase the size of the component field from s72 to s255 globally in the tables.mmh? I overflowed the 72 bytes on the string. Not sure if its...
... It requires other changes however if you add: #define TABLES_LNG_COMPONENT_COLUMN 255 before including the makemsi headers this should apply to all the ...
Hi, ... The "#if" command is executed at MSI build time and so doesn't do anything at install time, it allows you to build MSI variations depending on...
Hi I am able to successfully run the command when the check box is checked. But there is one froblem during uninstall the same command runs again. How can i ...
Hi, ... Your condition needs improving! It is currently "ANSWER7=1" which is obviously true during uninstall and probably repair. Please note that I don't...
Hi I am using around 11 check boxes to select different options during installation. As the list grows longer the check boxes spill out of the installer...
Hi, ... The "Dialog" command is not a complete replacement for a dialog editor for reasons such as yours, some solutions: 1. Categorise your flags and use more...
Hi, If you'd like to try the attached code, I haven't testing it much yet (see NewLine="N" and LabelWidth=50 in the following), let me know if this is OK ...
Hi I was tried to Insert one more dialog after A.DialogTemplate.1 which i created inetially. but when i am colpiling the script it is giving the following...
Hi, ... which i created inetially. but when i am colpiling the script it is giving the following error. ... starts at line 24 ... <$/Dialog> ie when the first...
Hi, I have attached a new version of the dialog header which fixes the multiple dialog issue. The NewLine parameter has been replaced with a "SameLine"...
Hi, ... I'm always improving the doco but it will never suit everyone, lately I've been adding some basic windows Installer info. One of my issue is that there...
Denis, I think you were looking at having multiple CAB files at one point? Did that work get any further. I was looking at what was involved, and setting the...
... Ahh - good tip. I've written a perl script that turns (a slightly modified) .INF into something that is nearly a media table entry. By adding this data by...
Hi, ... help, No I'll do it when I get a chance, I assume for now you are happy with your script. How did you handle the "DestDir", I assume it would ideally...
... Well it gives me a way to get multi CD distributions up and running, its just a little more intervention than I would like. If you forget to copy files or...
Hi, I'm trying to install an .exe file that will run as a service once installation is complete. I used the sample code for ServiceInstall found in the help...
Hi, ... My guess is you are in the services applet, MS bug, exit it! If service has account, check userid/password (not sure when it would fail if wrong). Bye,...
Hi I want to run an exe whic has gui screen but when i run it using ExeCa exe gets executed during installation but the gui is not visible. #( <$ExeCa ...
Hi, ... Windows Installer doesn't do anything to hide the GUI. How sure are you that it is actually being executed? Have you installed while generating a...
sorry it was my mistake.Actually to execute this file it also requires a supporting file which has to be present in current directory. where this file...
Hi I want to Position my dialog at a particular stage during installation. I want a dialog to apperar after ProgressDlg and before ExitDialog. Now whenever i...
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