Newbie need help with the Prof. version

[gates79]

Hello,

I have a client/server installation with the server side being a service. I need to,

- install the service
- provide start stop icons in start menu group
- run the client msi from inside the server msi after unextraction during installation
- register a activeX dll

Could you please shed some light on these before we go on and make the purchase?

Best Regards,

Gorkem Ates

[Cosmin]

Hi,

install the service

In order to install the service you can use the Services page. Please note that the User Guide contains a service tutorial which may help you.

provide start stop icons in start menu group

Unfortunately this is not supported directly by Advanced Installer. However, you can try creating external shortcuts to sc.exe which use custom command lines to start or stop the service.

run the client msi from inside the server msi after unextraction during installation

I'm afraid that Windows Installer cannot run two installations at the same time. Therefore, you can try one of these approaches:
1) Add the client MSI as a prerequisite to the server MSI.
2) Use a chained installation to install both packages
3) Use a "Launch file or open URL" custom action to launch the client MSI after the installation of the server MSI. The custom action should be scheduled under "InstallExecuteSequence" -> "InstallFinalize" with the Asynchronous execution, do not wait for return option set. Also, the client MSI should be available when this custom action runs (it must be present in the specified path).

register a activeX dll

For this you can try using the auto register option in the Properties tab of the "Edit File" dialog (double-click the file in the "Files and Folders" page to show the dialog).

Regards,
Cosmin