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- Mon Sep 23, 2024 7:39 am
- Forum: Building Installers
- Topic: Signing merge modules with certificate
- Replies: 1
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Signing merge modules with certificate
I can see, that it is possible to sign a merge module with a certificate. If that certificate would be the same as the one used for the installer, is it nescesary to sign the merge module too? Or would that either have no effect or even be harmful in some way?
- Tue Aug 13, 2024 9:51 am
- Forum: Common Problems
- Topic: Conditionally create shortcut
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4758
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Conditionally create shortcut
Hi
How do I add a condition to a shortcut? I want to use a checkbox "Create shortcut on Desktop", and only create the shortcut if that checkbox is filled.
How do I add a condition to a shortcut? I want to use a checkbox "Create shortcut on Desktop", and only create the shortcut if that checkbox is filled.
- Thu Jun 27, 2024 11:53 am
- Forum: Common Problems
- Topic: Dialog Bitmap sometimes distorted
- Replies: 3
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Re: Dialog Bitmap sometimes distorted
I will collect the data and send them in an email, as I'd rather not share our software publicly.
Edit: now sent to AI support email
Edit: now sent to AI support email
- Mon Jun 24, 2024 1:28 pm
- Forum: Common Problems
- Topic: Dialog Bitmap sometimes distorted
- Replies: 3
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Dialog Bitmap sometimes distorted
In some very rare cases, we've seen (so far only on one PC in-house), that the Dialog Bitmap in Themes gets distorted or rather seems to be stretched, so that only par of it can be seen but looks like it has been zoomed in a lot.
We use a standard jpg file.
The Banner Bitmap has not been similarly ...
We use a standard jpg file.
The Banner Bitmap has not been similarly ...
- Fri Jun 21, 2024 10:03 am
- Forum: Building Installers
- Topic: Merge module - property values blank in custom step
- Replies: 8
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Re: Merge module - property values blank in custom step
Is there any nicer and cleaner way of doing this? Passing values via the "Configure Merge Module" dialog seemed like a nice and clean way of passing data. Needing a custom build step for each property with PROPERTY.GUID is super ugly, and not something I could expect a colleague or third party using ...
- Wed Jun 19, 2024 7:24 am
- Forum: Building Installers
- Topic: Merge module - property values blank in custom step
- Replies: 8
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Re: Merge module - property values blank in custom step
Oh I have questions all right... :-)
This makes little sense.
1) I can set a variable in an installer at run time, and that works.
2) I can pass values via properties to a merge module
3) I can write out those same transferred values in a vbscript at run time.
Also, if I set it in the dirty way ...
This makes little sense.
1) I can set a variable in an installer at run time, and that works.
2) I can pass values via properties to a merge module
3) I can write out those same transferred values in a vbscript at run time.
Also, if I set it in the dirty way ...
- Tue Jun 18, 2024 2:21 pm
- Forum: Building Installers
- Topic: Merge module - property values blank in custom step
- Replies: 8
- Views: 17199
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Re: Merge module - property values blank in custom step
For the log, note lines 821 and 825.
Parameters arrive as text
-AuthCode [AUTHCODE] -Applications [APPLICATIONS]
That only happended after I gave them a default value. Before they were just blank, giving me
-AuthCode -Applications
Parameters arrive as text
-AuthCode [AUTHCODE] -Applications [APPLICATIONS]
That only happended after I gave them a default value. Before they were just blank, giving me
-AuthCode -Applications
- Tue Jun 18, 2024 2:19 pm
- Forum: Building Installers
- Topic: Merge module - property values blank in custom step
- Replies: 8
- Views: 17199
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Re: Merge module - property values blank in custom step
I have added a verbose log and some screenshots. I hope that makes things more clear.
In this test I removed my custom build steps on the installer's side to set [PROP].<mergemodule GUID> so we can see the error again.
In this test I removed my custom build steps on the installer's side to set [PROP].<mergemodule GUID> so we can see the error again.
- Tue Jun 18, 2024 8:42 am
- Forum: Installer Analytics
- Topic: Parameters are not always available in merge module
- Replies: 1
- Views: 67833
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Parameters are not always available in merge module
I had an issue in: https://www.advancedinstaller.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=134289#p134289
But it seems there must be a bug. I tried to add {TempFolder] to the parameter list, and that one could be resolved. But not the properties I've created...even though I can see in my log that they are set ...
But it seems there must be a bug. I tried to add {TempFolder] to the parameter list, and that one could be resolved. But not the properties I've created...even though I can see in my log that they are set ...
- Mon Jun 17, 2024 1:27 pm
- Forum: Building Installers
- Topic: Merge module - property values blank in custom step
- Replies: 8
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Merge module - property values blank in custom step
I have a merge module which runs a temporary file with some parameters. But when I run, they appear blank. I have added a small vbs script to log the property values, and I can see the merge module has these values set. But in the command line in my custom build step RunCertificateInstaller, the ...
- Mon Jun 10, 2024 2:09 pm
- Forum: Common Problems
- Topic: Remove registry key on uninstall in merge module
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2217
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Remove registry key on uninstall in merge module
I have a merge module that installs a service, and which removes the service on uninstall if no other installations use it. So far so good.
The service makes a registry key, which must be removed on uninstall (and ONLY on uninstall of the service). So if more than one installer use this merge ...
The service makes a registry key, which must be removed on uninstall (and ONLY on uninstall of the service). So if more than one installer use this merge ...
- Fri May 31, 2024 12:48 pm
- Forum: Building Installers
- Topic: Pin shortcut to start menu and taskbar
- Replies: 3
- Views: 10903
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Re: Pin shortcut to start menu and taskbar
Yes, I saw that one. Does that mean I can manually set it to IDYES and get what I want, even if MS does not like it?
- Mon May 27, 2024 12:41 pm
- Forum: Building Installers
- Topic: Pin shortcut to start menu and taskbar
- Replies: 3
- Views: 10903
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Pin shortcut to start menu and taskbar
I need to pin our program shortcut to both start menu and taskbar. It must work in both Win10 and Win11. The user should NOT be asked, as the install must run from the command prompt. How to do that?
Also, if I check the "Advertised shortcut" box, all I get from that is a blan/default icon for all ...
Also, if I check the "Advertised shortcut" box, all I get from that is a blan/default icon for all ...
- Fri May 24, 2024 1:22 pm
- Forum: Building Installers
- Topic: Windows Security popup on driver install
- Replies: 1
- Views: 10153
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Windows Security popup on driver install
I have a driver which is signed by "Microsoft Windows Component Publisher" that I install using its inf file.
I have checked
Do not prompt the user to connect the device to the computer
and
Install unsigned driver packages and driver packages that have missing files
But still windows security ...
I have checked
Do not prompt the user to connect the device to the computer
and
Install unsigned driver packages and driver packages that have missing files
But still windows security ...
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 2:25 pm
- Forum: Common Problems
- Topic: Merge module - remove all files on uninstall
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2702
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Merge module - remove all files on uninstall
I have a merge module with a service, and I'm lacking the possibility to set up an "Uninstall Cleanup Wizard" to order all files removed on uninstall.
I saw a very old and sort of similar post: https://www.advancedinstaller.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=27799 but it doesn't solve my problem and seems ...
I saw a very old and sort of similar post: https://www.advancedinstaller.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=27799 but it doesn't solve my problem and seems ...