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Hi, In order to modify the (Default) value, just follow the same steps used to update any registry value, but leave the "Name" field empty when creating the value. This procedure is described in the Advanced Installer help pages or you can find it at the following URL location: http://www....

Hi,

The location o of the MSI file is stored in the "SourceDir" property. You can insert a reference to this property when you specify the location of the REG file.

The text from the "Command Line" field would be something like:

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/s [SourceDir]myfile.reg

Best regards,
Ciprian

Hi, The problem is that you edited the wrong INI file. The file generated by Advanced Installer is the updater configuration file and doesn't need any editing. You should edit the updates configuration file that is located on the server. This file must start with ";aiu;". For more details ...

Hi, It is recommended that you choose the value to be interpreted as a path to a file or folder only if are sure that the path can be resolved on the target machine. This is because Windows Installer will return the null value as the search result if it cannot resolve that path even if the search is...

Hi, What you are trying to do could be achieved with the use of three custom action. The first custom action could execute a Script and copies the config files to the target location. The second CA could run the registry file. To do this you could lauch regedit.exe with the following command line: r...

Hi, What you want can be easily achieved with the use of a custom action. Here is how it can be done: - Use the [New Custom Action] toolbar button to add a new "Property Set With Formatted" custom action. - Edit the "Property Name" field to "APPDIR" (without quotes). - ...

Hi, You can have the package created with Advanced Installer upgrade the one created by IS. Here is how it can be done: - Create the project in Advanced Installer and save it. Be sure that the Version of this package is higher than the version of the package that must be uninstalled. You can set it ...

Hi Max,

The problem you are encountering is due to a bug present in the 3.8 version of Advanced Installer. It has been fixed in AI 3.8.1.

Please upgrade to the latest version an there shouldn't be any more problems.

Best regards,
Ciprian

Hi, The problem you are encountering is due to the fact that both packages have the same ProductCode and UpgradeCode. In order to fix this error just open one of the AIP files using a text editor and modify these values. However, the correct way is to recreate one of the projects from scratch as the...

Hi, I'm afraid that Advanced Installer doesn't support this feature yet. We are working as we speak on adding the ability to customize the install dialogs. Our goal is to have it available in the 4.0 version of AI. However this can be easily archived by manually editing the AIP file. Just open it us...

Hi, What I meant was that even if you try to create that key from the Windows registry editor you would still not be allowed if you don't have administrator privileges. There is no manual workaround. However you are allowed to add keys under subkeys of HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE or HKEY_USERS. You could cre...

Hi,

The problem is that you cannot create a key directly under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE or HKEY_USERS if you don't have administrator privileges.

This is why you get that error during the install process. Try to create it manually and you will see that you are not allowed.

Best regards,
Ciprian

Hi, The problem you are encountering is due to the fact that both packages were created starting from the same AIP file. This way both packages share the same UpgradeCode. It doesn't matter if they have different application names. To resolve this error just open the AIP file of one of the projects,...

Hi, You could use a a custom action that executes a VBScript. This topic had been discussed before on the Advanced Installer forums. For en example of such a VBScript and for more details on how to set up the custom action please see the following post: http://www.advancedinstaller.com/forums/viewto...

Hi, The file size check cannot be eliminated as it is use to verify the integrity of the downloaded files. In order to skip the MD5 check just leave this field empty when you specify the prerequisites settings. As for the command line options, we added them on our list and they will be available in ...

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