Hello, I am new to AI and am using the 30 day free trial. I have searched the on-line help documentation which I have found is very good and found some information about creating what is called an "online installation". I am, however, having problems getting this to work. I do have another question regarding the online install in that I would like to create a fairly simple installer that is comprised of 2 features and have only the files necessary for the selected feature downloaded to the client machine. Is this something that can be done in AI? If so, is there a whitepaper or some detailed instructions on how to write and implement such an installer.
Thanks in advance for any advice/help.
Tim
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GabrielBarbu
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Re: Online Install
Hello,
Yes, Advanced Installer is capable of doing this. You will need to follow these steps:
- navigate to Media page
- on the Media tab, select "One CAB archive per feature"
- on the Bootstrapper tab, make sure the "Leave install files outside" option is selected
- lower on the same tab, make sure the "Retrieve from online location" option is selected, and input the URL for your msi
- make sure the msi and the cab files are in the same folder on your web server at the URL specified above
After doing so, all you need to do is deploy the resulting executable installer to your customers, it will only download and install the selected features.
Regards,
Gabriel
Yes, Advanced Installer is capable of doing this. You will need to follow these steps:
- navigate to Media page
- on the Media tab, select "One CAB archive per feature"
- on the Bootstrapper tab, make sure the "Leave install files outside" option is selected
- lower on the same tab, make sure the "Retrieve from online location" option is selected, and input the URL for your msi
- make sure the msi and the cab files are in the same folder on your web server at the URL specified above
After doing so, all you need to do is deploy the resulting executable installer to your customers, it will only download and install the selected features.
If you still can not get it to work, please send your .aip project file( or a stripped down version if it contains sensitive information) to support at advancedinstaller dot com.I am, however, having problems getting this to work
Regards,
Gabriel
Re: Online Install
Thanks Gabriel, I was already doing that and it does not seem to work. Are there any restrictions on the type of WebServer? I am running IIS7 on a 64-bit version of Windows Server 2008 Enterprise.
Tim
Tim
Re: Online Install
Hi,
No, there aren't any restrictions. Please make sure that the bootstrapper INI is next to the EXE or inside it. This is required for the URL to be accessed.
Regards,
Cosmin
No, there aren't any restrictions. Please make sure that the bootstrapper INI is next to the EXE or inside it. This is required for the URL to be accessed.
Regards,
Cosmin