Threads Replies Last Post 4 Pages: 1  2  3  4   Self-Extracting exe to replace one file ? The most recent MSP that I release contained some code the broke the built-in download pierce that our program uses to download updates. My boss wants to simply send out a self-extracting exe to replace the one file we need to fix our download mechanism. I tried replacing this one file and then running an MSP containing an even newer version of this file and unsurprisingly it prompted me fo... 1 15.06.2007 17:55:11 Why don't MS use MSIs for all their system components? Is there a reason why core components like MMC v3 are not available as MSIs? It seems crazy that components of our admin toolkit GPOs (Adminpak, Support tools and group policy management console) are availble as MSIs, making it an enticing possibility to have you admin tools automatically install when needed, but other comparible components (Resource Kit, MMCv3 and Report Viewer), many o... 4 14.06.2007 23:32:44 Creating MSI Im trying to create packages on WinINSTALL LE and I am having some issues. I've taken the before snapshot, installed the software, taken the after snapshot and it creates the .msi file with .NAI, .REG and .RG0 files. I know the .msi file doesn't contain the setup files for installing the application but where do I go from here to use this .msi file with my applications setup files? Is the... 1 13.06.2007 17:14:00 Run VB.NET .exe from .msi installation and grab .msi property within.... Hello all, I am working on preparing our install for VISTA. We use Wise for Windows Installer/Installation Studio, but I've run up against a small problem. Their WiseScript CAs will not run properly on VISTA with UAC enabled (unpredictable). So, I've had to rewrite some of my WiseScript CAs. I have one where I need to run a utility from the installation. I was planning to write it w... 1 13.06.2007 13:45:10 MSI install is slow... An MSI install that takes several minutes on my PC takes 20 seconds on a clean PC. I don't know how MSI keeps track of installations, but if it uses a database, I suspect the one on my PC may be related to the problem. Perhaps it is large, since I do a fair number of installs and removes while testing products. Comments? -- Regards, Frank... 7 13.06.2007 01:06:48 [ANN] New release of Windows Installer (MSI) creation tool - Advanced Installer 5.0 Caphyon LLC is pleased to announce the release of Advanced Installer Professional 5.0, a Windows Installer authoring tool which enables developers and system administrators to easily build reliable MSI packages. Advanced Installer runs on Windows 2000/XP/Vista, and the install packages it creates run on all Microsoft Windows 9x/ME/NT/2k/ XP/Vista operating systems. Windows Installer is a p... 1 12.06.2007 12:50:12 User Install and VISTA We are beginning the painstaking process of redying our current installation for VISTA. With VISTA in mind, where can I find information on creating a strictly user install that will not require credentials? Currently, our installation is writing to HKLM and user areas, so I believe we need to apply credentials at the VISTA dialog before continuing (tested as a Power User). Any informa... 2 11.06.2007 07:40:17 How to abort uninstall without displaying an error message? I'm using an msi setup created with InstallShield Express X. My app is a free trial that expires after a set number of days if the user does not purchase it. I want to be able to show my user a "last chance offer" if they uninstall without purchasing. I tried making a simple app that is run as a "Custom Action" at uninstall. It checks to see if they purchased the software by checking... 9 07.06.2007 05:57:49 DLLs don't register correctly with UAC turned on I created an MSI package using the VS2005 tools to register a DLL for use in a Vista gadget. For the gadget to recognize the DLL, it must be visible through COM. On machines with UAC disabled, the installation works fine. However, if the machine has UAC enabled, the MSI appears succesful, but the DLL is not visible to the gadget. How can I fix this issue and make the DLL visible even ... 6 06.06.2007 19:28:47 Creating MSI Package from VB 6.0 project Hello, This is what our consultant says.."Deploying the application through a packaged .MSI file (Not possible as VB 6.0 does not have a .MSI Packaging utility)" ...how true is this and is there any way I can build MSI deployment package of VB 6.0 project and use it for central deployment in Windows 2003 Active Directory and Windows XP Professional clients...Please treat this as Urgen... 4 05.06.2007 20:38:09 Deployment GPO for Office 2007 Professional Plus Hello, I have configured Deployment GPO for Office 2007 Professional Plus. I have pated the configuration file here with. What is happening is when I reboot a workstation which has office installed already and is under the scope of this GPO, first thing happens is GPO uninstalls the previous office installation and waits. I have to reboot the workstation and then again GPO installs offi... 3 03.06.2007 05:42:07 MSI not picking up embedded MST files Hi all, I'm having a problem with embedded mst files. I've got a mst file (1031.mst) and have embedded it using the emb.vbs from MSDN. Now the following problem occurs if I specify msiexec /i fred.mst TRANSFORMS=1031.mst then it works fine, the msi is translated into German however if I use msiexec /i fred.mst TRANSFORMS=:1031.mst Which should pick up the embedded MST... 1 30.05.2007 13:57:23 install 3 rd party merge module (MSM) on condition am facing problem on Merge Module Install Condition. there is no property to set Merge Module Install Condition. In my installation i have put two selection box. 1. server 2. client If user select server then only installer should install merge module. But here merge module is also install for client. I can put condition for other files and its works fine but I am facing pro... 2 26.05.2007 20:45:17 How to use the MoveFile database table Hi, How do you use the MoveFile DB table? It says you have to use the component entry but what do I have to enter in the component section? Thanks Nathan ... 2 26.05.2007 20:38:14 Setup.exe to launch a list of msi Is there such a thing as a generic setup.exe that takes a list of msi files and launches them one after the other ? Where can I find this ? ... 3 26.05.2007 04:13:54 Using WMI Values as a condition in an MSI Package My company want me to condition my MSI so that it will never install on a laptop, no mater what deployment method is used. The only way to do this is to have the MSI itself make the determination of whether or not it is a laptop that it is being run on. WMI has a property that will tell me if the system is a laptop or not, but I do not know how to get the MSI Package to query WMI and s... 2 25.05.2007 17:01:56 Problems with Winistall LE Hi Im trying to create packages on WinINSTALL LE and I am having some issues. Firstly I have created a totally new system with only Windows 2000 Pro on it. I then follow the instruction Microsoft gave about running the Before Snapshot using Discoz.exe on another PC with the software installed. This causes no problems and the snapshot runs ok. I then install the App as I normally would (Que... 1 24.05.2007 14:54:50 Windows Installer always rolling back I have tried to install 3 different progams today, and Windows Installer gets tot he end of the install, and then rolls back. Could this be a virus or skyware? I am running Windows XP. Thanks Ted... 4 19.05.2007 22:26:39 Windows Install only rolls back now Hi, I have ried to installl 3 different programs today, and they all get to the end of the instlal, and then Windows Installer starts to roll back. Could this be a virus or something? I am running Windows XP. Thanks Ted... 1 18.05.2007 00:24:00 Advertising with windows media server It is possible to insert advertising onto a live streaming with windows media server? Wich recommended configuration should i have to have a stream from a tv source to up to 5 clients in a intranet environment. We would like to insert advertisings inside the video from time to time. TIA. ... 1 15.05.2007 18:22:12 MSI-Installation Error 102/108/1085 in Event-Log Hello, since a few days I try to install a MSI-package by allocating over Active Directory (Computer Settings). After rebooting the test system I see the message that the software will be installed right now. A few seconds later I get the Win-XP Login-Screen. In the event log I see the message, that the installation could net be completed because the installation source is not availab... 2 14.05.2007 07:18:46 How to package multiple msi files ? OK, So it seems that it is no longer recommended to use nested installs. How do I create a single download (or package) that consists of 2 or 3 msi files that need to run one after the other ? ... 1 14.05.2007 03:28:47 Error 2908 when calling sqlncli for install package on Vista I'm trying to run an install on Vista (the install runs fine on every other platform) I have a Custom Action to run the sqlncli.msi install from within our install. If I try to run sqlncli.msi on its own then it run correctly. I am running our install using the option "Run as administrator" However when the sqlncli starts running I get an error 2908 which is something about not bei... 1 14.05.2007 02:42:36 Pass Parameters to MSI? I have an MSI that requires a name, company, and license key. How can I pass them to the MSI as parameters via the command line on WinXp and 2003? Thanks. ... 3 12.05.2007 19:19:08 Deploy new merge module via MSP The sales tool software I support uses the Crystal 9 merge module, but we recently discovered the need to send Crystal 8.5 as well. I've added the merge module and rebuilt our MSI to verify that Crystal 8.5 fixes what we need fixed. The problem is that I need to deploy this via an MSP. The usual process I follow to crank out an MSP has resulted in errors Val0012 and Val0015. Is it eve... 3 11.05.2007 18:04:20 4 Pages: 1  2  3  4