kkkwj
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Flickering first dialogs during installation

Sun Jan 29, 2023 5:16 am

The installer dialogs flicker for a moment at the front of each installation. I searched the forum and found that the preparation phase pops up a windows dialog (Preparing to install), which is not offensive because it is a small system dialog and not part of my installation.

The next dialog that flickers is one with the Advanced Installer branding that says "Please wait ... guide you through the installation" (or something like that) which is the one that I want to shut off. It is immediately taken down and then the real Welcome dialog is shown and remains on the screen.

How can I shut off that dialog so that my installations don't flicker and look to the user like something is wrong or that they missed something?

(Is it wise to shut it off? It just seems like a placeholder for old machines to keep the user's eyes busy while the next dialog was queued up in the background.) Thank you.

Catalin
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Re: Flickering first dialogs during installation

Mon Jan 30, 2023 3:22 pm

Hello,

That dialog is probably the "PrepareDlg" dialog.

This dialog shows the "Please wait while the Setup Wizard prepares to guide you through the installation" message.

If you'd like to skip this dialog, please refer to the following article:

Hiding the PrepareDlg

Hope this helps!

Best regards,
Catalin
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kkkwj
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Re: Flickering first dialogs during installation

Mon Jan 30, 2023 10:10 pm

I tried that already before posting here, but I will go back and try it again.

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Re: Flickering first dialogs during installation

Tue Jan 31, 2023 2:34 pm

Alright, let me know if you require any further assistance.

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Catalin
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kkkwj
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Re: Flickering first dialogs during installation

Tue Jan 31, 2023 5:31 pm

Hi Catalin, I set the Execution property of the PrepareDlg = 0 in the Custom Actions section of my newly-built project file.
It removed the worst of the flicker, thank you.

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Re: Flickering first dialogs during installation

Wed Feb 01, 2023 10:49 am

You're always welcome!

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