Suggested Articles
Search found 7 matches
- Wed Jun 24, 2020 6:52 pm
- Forum: Common Problems
- Topic: Executing custom actions before reboot
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2181
- Jump to post
Re: Executing custom actions before reboot
I am setting the reboot property to force on the finish button of the exit dialog. Maybe if I just added a checkbox to the final screen for the user to check if they want to reboot or not? Then set the reboot property based on that, and then have the custom action execute, followed by the reboot. Th...
- Mon Jun 22, 2020 8:14 pm
- Forum: Common Problems
- Topic: Executing custom actions before reboot
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2181
- Jump to post
Executing custom actions before reboot
So in my installer, I am following some of the steps here to allow a user to reboot after the installation is done: https://www.advancedinstaller.com/user-guide/qa-reboot-after-install.html Reboot behavior is set to 'Prompt for Reboot when required'. I am setting the REBOOT property to Force, with t...
- Tue Aug 20, 2019 1:49 pm
- Forum: Common Problems
- Topic: Check previous version upon new installation
- Replies: 5
- Views: 31441
- Jump to post
Re: Check previous version upon new installation
Hi Daniel,
Thank you for your response! I will try it out right now. Is there a way I can detect the version number of that older version?
Thank you for your response! I will try it out right now. Is there a way I can detect the version number of that older version?
- Tue Aug 20, 2019 2:14 am
- Forum: Common Problems
- Topic: Check previous version upon new installation
- Replies: 5
- Views: 31441
- Jump to post
Check previous version upon new installation
Hello, My current problem is that I wish to display the currently installed version of my product before installing a newer version. Currently, my product will silently uninstall the current version and then display the new installation when running my exe. I would like to display a prompt before th...
- Fri Aug 09, 2019 7:39 pm
- Forum: Common Problems
- Topic: Prompt user before uninstallation
- Replies: 3
- Views: 9745
- Jump to post
Re: Prompt user before uninstallation
My current scenario is that when a user with an older version attempts to run the executable for a newer version, the popup window created by the Uninstall Cleanup wizard will display (error window 4152). It will tell the user if they would like to remove said files/folders that were chosen in the U...
- Thu Aug 08, 2019 4:03 pm
- Forum: Common Problems
- Topic: Prompt user before uninstallation
- Replies: 3
- Views: 9745
- Jump to post
Prompt user before uninstallation
Hello, Currently in my installer setup, I am uninstalling a previous version when the user runs the executable and doesn't directly remove the application from programs and features. It will display the 4152 error window, which I do want. But I would like a popup window before this that will give th...
- Wed Jul 10, 2019 11:05 pm
- Forum: Common Problems
- Topic: Multiple lines of Action text in edit box?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1617
- Jump to post
Multiple lines of Action text in edit box?
Hi, So I am using the project Update action text and progressbar with c#/DTF custom action as a reference for what I am trying to accomplish with my installer. I want to be able to send messages from my custom action to the installer UI. I replicated the functionality of the previously mentioned pro...