Tag: MSI

MSIX Values: The Basics of MSIX

Introduction We are pleased to announce a series of MSIX articles where you can find short and crisp information about MSIX as a deployment type and why you should care. Some articles will illustrate examples and take a deep dive into the technology. Recap MSIX was announced during Microsoft Build 2018 conference as the next generation deployment package. Ever since, there has been a lot of buzz on this format. After trying various formats over y…

March 11, 2020 Venkat Ram Donga

How Do I Build MSI, UWP and WSA App Packages from the Same Project? Find Answers in the What’s New in InstallShield 2016 Q&A

The webinar, What’s New In InstallShield 2016, highlighted the important features in this new release, including compatibility testing for Microsoft’s Universal Windows Platform, mapped MSI relationships, customizable Windows tiles and more. It also provided a great Q&A session, which resulted in the important information below. Need more? Don’t forget the Flexera Community or you can contact us directly. 1. Will the packages built with Insta…

October 14, 2016 Revenera

InstallShield Tip: Was the MSI Setup Launched from Setup.exe?

In a basic MSI project created with InstallShield, creation of the Setup.exe setup launcher is optional. If your build configuration is set up so the MSI database is external to Setup.exe and if the target system has the Windows Installer service present, a user can launch your MSI file directly to initiate the installation. In some cases, you might want to determine whether the user launched your setup from the setup launcher or from the MSI dat…

June 23, 2016 Revenera

Basics of MSI Custom Actions

MSI supports a variety of custom actions and InstallShield can assist you in working with those actions. Types include:Launching executables Calling DLL or script functions Setting property-table properties and directory-table properties Error actionsThere are two steps involved for each custom action you want to use:Define the action: specify what the action does (launch an executable, call a DLL function, set a property, and so forth) and…

April 19, 2016 Revenera