InstallShield
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Technical resources
InstallShield Overview- Windows Installer – Get Started with InstallShield
- 7 Reasons Why your Installations May Fail on Windows Vista (And How You Can Fix Them)
- About component, package, product and upgrade codes in Windows Installer
- Accessing the MSI Database at Run Time
- Changing Dialog Box Bitmaps
- Creating a Shortcut to a File on a Drive that does not Exist
- Creating an Internet Shortcut with InstallShield
- Creating Custom Dialog Enabling Mutually Exclusive Features
- Creating MSI Update Packages
- Custom Setup Options in Windows Installer
- Designing an Update-Friendly MSI Installation
- Detecting a Pending Reboot in the User Interface Sequence
- Detecting Internet Explorer and Other Applications with Windows Installer
- Determining if MSI Setup Was Launched from Setup.exe
- Digital Signing and Security for Windows Vista
- Disabling the Change Button in the Feature-Selection Dialog Box
- Executable Custom Actions for MSIs
- Hiding the Cancel Button on the MSI Progress Dialog
- How to determine what .NET Framework version is installed on a user's system
- Informing a User When a Major Upgrade Will Take Place
- Installation and Uninstallation Conditions
- Installation Phases and In-Script Execuction Options for Custom Actions in Windows Installer
- Launching Your Application after Installation
- Minimizing Reboots on Windows Vista Systems
- Modifying File-Transfer Behavior for MSIs
- MSI Build Warnings and Errors
- MSI Properties and Deferred Execution
- MSI Tip: Authoring a Custom ICE using InstallShield 2008
- MSI Tip: Building Releases with the InstallShield Automation Interface
- MSI Tip: Setting INSTALLDIR Based on a System Search
- MSI Tip: Writing to the Log File from a Custom Action
- Reading XML Data with a System Search
- Saving MSI property values to make them available after the initial installation
- User Interface Levels for MSI Installations
- Using a style sheet to format an XML project file
- Using and Controling The RadioButton
- Using Check Boxes in Windows Installer
- Using Dialog Box Themes in InstallShield 2008
- Using SETUPEXEDIR in InstallScript
- Windows Installer Tip: New Project Validation Options in InstallShield 2008
- Working with MSI Features and Components