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Mel

So to get this right , do i need to change the product id Guid everytime i do a new build , if so do i do it dynamically ? Do i need to assign a new guid on every build ?

Mel

Another thing is that if someone installs in lets say c:\program files \appfolder and there are some files that I used to delete when they uninstall. Now i am not deleting those files , then the files will remain ? And if they install in a new folder lets say c:\program files\ testapp how will it de...

Mel

At the moment my Version is 25.1.0.100 , so your saying change it to 26.1.0.100 ? and that will automatically uninstall the previous version and install the new one ? Yes, this is how the Windows Installer upgrade works. This is OK. If i want to go back to uninstall first i put the version back to 2...

Mel

At the moment my Version is 25.1.0.100 , so your saying change it to 26.1.0.100 ? and that will automatically uninstall the previous version and install the new one ? If i want to go back to uninstall first i put the version back to 25.1.0.100 , is that correct ? Can i give them a prompt that says i...

Mel

At the moment I have an install, under Product Details -> Product Ids , there is currently an id , so when you try to install a new version , it will ask you to first uninstall. I dont want to do that , I want to install straight over the existing one . Maybe even prompt them that the previous will ...

Mel

I am running my advanced installer .aip file from withing Jenkins via a command line and the issue is that the .exe does not get signed and also the icon is not displayed when the exe is created ?
Is there an issue with the digicert signing ?

Mel

I have an edit box and the background is white , when i look at the dialog in advanced installer I can see "path edit" as black text. But when i build the .exe and run it , the text is white. How can i change the text color in the edit box to be not the same as the background color (cause ...

Mel

I have signed the .exe files but when it tries to sign the msi, cab and exe file it gives and error:

Signing the file failed with error: <all weird characters here>

Mel

I cant sign my installer.exe and a few other .exe files with advanced installer . I am using a certificate from Digicert, it is an extension of .p12 I have under "files configured for signing " a few .exe files that are files from project. How can i sign , because if i use "file from ...

Mel

My scenario is as follows , so could you please explain how the service in iis will be uninstalled? I use Advanced Installer to create my .exe. The application allows a user to define via winforms a name for a service by entering a value in a text box. They then click on a button to install. It goes...

Mel

I have a file in my APPDIR , how can i get the file using the following Param($appDir) # Your code goes here. Copy-Item "$appDir\one.txt" -Destination C:\Users\Sample The one.txt is installed with the installer , i have checked and it is present . My install directory is c:\program files\m...

Mel

I have a powershell script that i want to run before a total uninstall. I want to run the file from the APPDIR and I want it to run before all other files are uninstalled because the script relies on reading a file and if it is deleted first then the script wont run .
How can i do this ?

Mel

I have a Rest service installed in IIS . When i uninstall my app , how can i get Advanced Installer to uninstall the Rest Service in IIS ?

Mel

I have created an .exe file and successfully installed the app. I dont want the Maintenance Page which has the options Repair, Modify and Remove as the only option the user can do is to remove. If i remove the Maintenance page and try that it doesnt remove , it just tries to reinstall So how can i a...

Mel

Hi I have a requirement that the user needs to have a minimum of .net 4.7 before they install. How can i put that prerequisite so that the installer does not continue unless the version of .net is 4.7 or higher ? I dont want them to get an error : "An unhandled Microsoft.net framework exception...

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