Tag: Windows Platforms

MSIX – Package Support Framework in InstallShield

In our continued support for MSIX, we have reached yet another milestone. InstallShield 2019 adds a new feature to support Package Support Framework for traditional Win32 apps to run seamlessly in MSIX container environment. What is Package Support Framework? Package Support Framework is a toolkit from Microsoft targeted at fixing up traditional Win32 apps that have limitations running in the modern MSIX container. For more details, you can read …

August 27, 2019 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 2016 Supports Microsoft Windows 10 Anniversary Update Announcement for Desktop Bridge

The new release of InstallShield 2016 supports the transition to Microsoft’s Desktop Bridge (formerly known as Project Centennial) and Windows Server Apps (WSAs) with automatic compatibility tests and continuous build capabilities. “Working in parallel with Microsoft, we are making it easy to transition existing InstallShield MSI projects to build Universal Windows Platform and Windows Server App packages. InstallShield is the only product that e…

September 16, 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

Managing 32-Bit and 64-Bit Windows-based Locations

Microsoft designed 64-bit versions of Windows to allow existing 32-bit applications to work seamlessly on 64-bit versions of Windows. They also designed 64-bit versions of Windows in such a way to allow a recompiled version of the same code to work seamlessly as a 64-bit application. In some cases, such as installation, what is normally a beneficial separation becomes a challenge. Typically, installers are 32-bit applications themselves (in order…

August 17, 2015 Revenera

Top Questions and Answers from InstallShield 2015 What’s New Webinar

Questions from the recent What’s New in InstallShield 2015 webinar reflected the upcoming Microsoft updates to Windows 10, Visual Studio 2015 and the new SHA-256 certificate requirements. Here, we’re presenting the top webinar questions and answers as well as sharing resource links to help you stay seamlessly productive when you use InstallShield 2015. When will InstallShield for Visual Studio 2015 will become available? InstallShiel…

July 6, 2015 Revenera