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jfuhr

I am having an issue with the installer replacing the new versions of some files with the previous.

The project was originally created with a version of AI from about 5 years ago. Currently running 11.5.1.

After running a major upgrade, some files were not replaced with the new version. I verified ...

jfuhr

I am digitially signing the installer and this works fine when installing for the first time.

However, when uninstalling from Control Panel, it says "Unverfiied publisher".

Any ideas on this one?

jfuhr

Well this is strange.

I still kept getting "filename already exists" so I changed it to the same name, but with a lower case letter. i.e. ARImport.exe.config is the existing file, so I used arimport.exe.config and it accepted it.

It then let me change it to ARImport.exe.config.

I'll try creating ...

jfuhr

In earlier versions of AdvancedInstaller, I was able to update an installed web.config file by creating a new XML file and giving it the same filename.

However, after upgrading to 10.7.1, if I try to rename the XML file to 'web.config' the UI gives me an error stating that the file already exists ...

jfuhr

On one of my dialogs, I want to add a help button to provide the user with more information.

I thought I could use the MessageBox custom action, but I can't figure out how to get this to work.

The tutorial says to add the message string to "Action Data", but I do not see this field in the DoAction ...

jfuhr

8.8.1

I've attached a screenshot of my settings.

jfuhr

I purchased a Code Signing Certificate so that we can sign our files and get rid of the "Unverified publisher" message that Windows will display.

In my project, I chose "Use File from Disk" and linked to the certificate and private key. Everything good so far.

When I compile the project, it wants ...

jfuhr

I figured this out.

You have to create a new prerequisite and click cancel. It creates the prereq anyway. Then edit, go to Install Conditions and create a new Registry Search. Then delete the file based criteria.

jfuhr

I need to add a prerequisite to check that MDAC 2.7 or higher is installed.

I found an article in here from 2004 that mentions that this would be added in a later release, but it doesn't look like that ever happened. The article also says that you can create a custom prereq by searching the ...

jfuhr

We had a server crash and have lost our installer script source code.

Is it possible to:

1. Rebuild the installer script from an MSI file?

2. Is there a way to extract the SQL script that was included in the SQL connections section of the install script?

jfuhr

Is there a way to prevent the installer from not uninstalling the IIS virtual directory and website when a new version is applied?

When we release a product update, we change the product code so that the old version is replaced. However, this also recreates the IIS settings which blows away changes ...

jfuhr

Thanks, I tried deleting the file, adding it back and then rebuilding but it still persisted the file.

Can I manually edit something to remove the flag?

Also, when I added the file back, it stayed under the same component. Do I need to move it to a new component?

I ran into an issue previously ...

jfuhr

When you use the Persisent User Data wizard to persist a file, where are these settings saved in the project?

I set a file to be persisted and it no longer shows in the wizard. However, running the installer does the persist the data file.

jfuhr

I thought I would post Cosmin's resolution in case somebody else runs into this issue.

To summarize, when I used the Persist User Data feature, it moved the target file into it's own component and designated another file to be the key member of the original group. This was because the file that was ...

jfuhr

Thanks for the response.

I checked the GUID for the Component and it was different. I changed the GUID to match the previous version, but it is still deleting the component files.

Also, the "Do not register this component with Windows Installer" is not checked.

Is there anything else I can check ...

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