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Software Installation – Discussing the Best Practices and Trends in Software Installation Development

Validating User Input in a Suite Project

Just as sometimes you want to let your users configure the software, sometimes you need to limit the choices they can make. Maybe you’re checking if they’re up too late by asking them to solve a trivial arithmetic problem. Or maybe it’s a matter of allowing them to continue only if they have a valid serial number. In this article, I’ll show how to do the first in a custom wizard page, using a custom DLL I create with Micro…

March 7, 2012 Revenera

ICE Validation: Why Bother? (Part 1 of 2)

The Microsoft Windows Installer format is a powerful and robust installation technology but, as is often the case in life, ultimate power does not come without certain responsibilities. Validation Is …

January 17, 2012 Revenera

Calling a Function in a DLL from a Wizard Page or Window in a Suite Installation

In Suite installations, InstallShield lets you define actions that an end user triggers when using some of the various wizard interface controls. If you need to perform an action in your Suite installation that is not natively supported by InstallShield, you can create an action that calls a function from a .dll file. This .dll file can perform any function that you require, such as verifying a serial number. The first step in creating an action …

December 29, 2011 Revenera

Using the Hyperlink Control in a Suite Installation

By Richard Woods Have you ever wanted to add a web link to your setup? It is quick and easy to do with the Suite project hyperlink control. Adding the Hyperlink Control Open up your Suite project. Br…

November 29, 2011 Revenera

Using Active Setup to Repair User Settings

One of the things that we teach students in the InstallShield and AdminStudio training classes is to use advertised shortcuts if at all possible. A Windows Installer advertised shortcut causes Windows…

November 23, 2011 Revenera

Localizing a Suite Installation

Language localization is the process by which software is made available in multiple languages. There is more to localization than merely translating the text your customer may see. But in this post I…

November 15, 2011 Revenera

I Take It All Back: Using Windows Installer (MSI) Rollback Actions

Sometimes an installer just needs to do something that Windows Installer doesn’t normally do. When that happens, it’s a simple matter of writing a custom action, right? Unfortunately, it&#…

October 27, 2011 Revenera

Using Styles to Customize the User Interface of a Suite Installation

By Debbie Landers InstallShield lets you define and customize various UI-related styles to easily change the look and feel of the Suite wizard interface without requiring you to manually edit each UI …

October 25, 2011 Revenera

Troubleshooting Issues by Logging a Suite Installation

If you are troubleshooting issues with Suites installations, the best place to start is with a debug log. Debug logs provide some insight into the operations that are being performed by a Suite installation. To create a debug log, run the suite with the following command line: Setup.exe /debuglog If a log name other than InstallShield.log or an alternate path is desired for the log, use the following command line instead: Setup.exe /debuglogR…

October 20, 2011 Revenera

6 Best Practice Tips for Defining Conditions in a Suite Project

By Debbie Landers In my last InstallTalk post, I explained some of the basics on defining conditions in a Suite project in InstallShield. In today’s post, which is sort of part 2 on conditions, …

October 18, 2011 Revenera

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