I’m an InstallShield noob looking for help with a similar problem, but for your needs a Basic MSI Project should be sufficient. If you are using the Project Assistant wizard, when you the get to the Application Files section you drag-and-drop your various folders and the setup.exe into the INSTALLDIR folder in the wizard and … Read more
You didn’t provide us any information that we can use to debug your problem. So I’m posting generic instructions to debug issues with a “sign tool”. Try command-line compiler (ISCC.exe). It will preserve a full signtool.exe error message in the output: Or temporarily prefix the sign tool command with cmd.exe /k to preserve its output … Read more
UAC Prompt: “If you Authenticode-sign your .msi package, Windows will show that as the name. Otherwise, you get MSI’s temporary copy of it, which has a random name.” (from Bob Arnson’s answer here (WiX developer & overall master of conciseness). So you need to get a digital code-signing certificate – if you don’t have one … Read more
There’s no supported way to do this, but won’t you have to examine the files related to each installer to figure out how to actually install them after extracting them? Assuming you can spend the time to figure out which command-line applies, here are some candidate parameters that normally allow you to extract an installation. … Read more
Maybe check this first: Installshield Custom Dialogue Installer It seems you can submit files for malware analysis by Microsoft now. Try it out – it seems this yields “trust” – though I am unsure of any costs involved. UPDATE: Also check this answer: How to avoid the “Windows Defender SmartScreen prevented an unrecognized app from … Read more
Self-Repair, Simple & Short Explanation: Why does the MSI installer reconfigure if I delete a file? General WiX / MSI Advice: This self-repair piece was split from the original answer on general MSI problems: How do I avoid common design flaws in my WiX / MSI deployment solution? Short Summary I keep trying to write … Read more
Fix Broken Uninstall: You can try the newest FixIt Uninstall tool from Microsoft if you have problems uninstalling an MSI. And one more link: Uninstalling an MSI file from the command line without using msiexec (a plethora of different ways to uninstall an MSI). UPDATE: This new support tool (this tool is now also deprecated) … Read more
I created another website outside default website in InstallShield Evaluation version 2010. I changed the TCP Port Number to 8080.
Self-Repair, Simple & Short Explanation: Why does the MSI installer reconfigure if I delete a file? Alternative Answer Available UPDATE: There is a shorter, more “solution focused” answer available, perhaps try it first. This answer focuses on “understanding self-repair” rather than explaining the steps to take to eliminate the problem. You might want to read … Read more
WiX / MSI Deployment Anti-Patterns There are several deployment anti-patterns often seen in WiX / MSI files. Below is a rough-draft of some of the most common ones. Before going into the problems, on the other hand here is a quick reminder of the things that have made MSI an overall success! (despite its problems). … Read more