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AidanGuy

I have created a package using the professional version of Advanced Installer and when attempting to publish it in Group Policy I get the following error:
"Add operation failed. Unable to extract deployment information from the package. Run validation on the package to ensure the package is correct ...

AidanGuy

I'm building an MSI of an application developed by one of our customers. On some machines, when i come to test teh MSI i get an error reporting that microsoft.mshtml.dll cannot be found.

I have attempted building this into the MSI but am not sure where it should go.

Any ideas?

Thanks

AidanGuy

I am trying to build an MSI that on installation sets up a new line in the options shown when a user right-mouse clicks on a particular file type.
The defult File Association for a .sgm file is either Adobe Framemaker or Arbortext EpicEditor. I don't want this changed but want to be able to set up ...

AidanGuy

Project has now built successfully

thanks

AidanGuy

I'm trying to create a package of some software which we have 10 variants of. All other variants, and previous versions of this variant have worked but when creating the package i get the attahced error messages. Any Ideas?

Thanks

AidanGuy

Is there a way to associate file types with the installed application
e.g if a user right-mouse clicks on a file along with open and print the name of the packaged application appears in the list?

to do this manually you would perform the following steps

open Windows Explorer
Tools / Folder ...

AidanGuy

I am building a package which requires some modification of the registry of the PC. Is there way to do this on a machine where the user does not have administrator rights to the PC?

If i install the package with admin rights it works and without them it doesn't, that is why i am assuming that the ...

AidanGuy

I'm building an MSI which has some pdf documentation files in the start menu. If i build the MSI without the pdf files is builds without a problem, add these files and the build fails. I am creating a "simple" project.

Thanks

AidanGuy

Thanks for the help, thats jsut what i was looking for

AidanGuy

The package i am "MSIing" doesn't have a company name the folder is installed c:\program files\my package
not c:\program files\Adobe\Reader 8.0
Is it possible to achieve this as the application doesn't function correctly if i have to change the folder structure

thanks

AidanGuy

The users and groups option is not available, is this because i am using a trial version??

AidanGuy

I'm creating a package for some software which in order to run needs the user to be a member of a goup which it creates on the local machine (CIETP User).

Is there a way this can be built into the MSI to add the "domain users" group to this custom group during the installation?

Many Thanks

AidanGuy

I am trying to create a package that will install without the user have admin rights. I have not checked the "Run only if user has administrator privelage" box.

Any help will be appreciated

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