Is it possible to change the icon of the uninstaller shortcut in the Start menu without storing a separate icon file (to the app folder)?
I see this: Using Resource Hacker for changing the icon after the build, but I cannot implement it.
My code:
[Icons]
Name: {group}\{cm:UninstallProgram,{#MyAppName}}; Filename: {uninstallexe}
An icon of a Windows shell shortcut can be set by an external icon file (what you do not want) or by the file the shortcut points to. So you have to modify the icon of the uninstaller.
You have to modify the uninstaller icon on a compile time.
You cannot do this on install time, as the uninstaller includes its own checksum. If you modify the uninstaller, it with refuse to start, claiming it is corrupted. Unless you find out how to also fix the checksum stored in the uninstaller.
But Inno Setup does not really allow modifying the uninstaller icon on a compile time.
What you can do, is to abuse the SignTool "callback". The command set to SignTool processes even the uninstaller. And it can actually do anything with the uninstaller, not only "sign" it. But it has to "sign" it in any case (Inno Setup explicitly checks that the executable was signed after the "tool" finishes).
You can achieve that by setting SignTool to a batch file (or other script) that will run the actual signtool.exe in the end, but before that, it will modify the icon (e.g. using Resource Hacker command-line).
For an example of such batch file that both modify the uninstaller and signs it, see Microsoft SmartScreen - suspended using Inno Setup installer?
So this is doable, only if you do code signing (what you should anyway). You need a code signing certificate for that.
Disclaimer: Adding a shortcut to an uninstaller to Start menu is against Windows guidelines (and creating Start menu groups is against Windows guidelines for Windows 8 and above at least).
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According to the docs, Inno Setup uses AppName or AppId to allow you to create an update program that will automatically put its files in the same path which the user installed the initial application to.
I need to be able to determine where Inno Setup installed files to based on AppId, but NOT from within Inno Setup. For example, I need to be able to determine this from a Python script.
One use case: patching a file in the installed program location. It would be overkill to package an entire installer just to, say, conditionally add or edit a line in a text file. A simple Python script could accomplish this, plus the user could review the script if they desired. I cannot and should not assume the user just installed to the default location, hence why I need to be able to see where the user installed the program.
Inno Setup obviously stores this somewhere since it is able to make its own patches, but I can't seem to find it in the registry. I've searched the Registry for my app ID but I only see it in the Uninstall section. I can probably pull it from there, but I think you can also create installers without uninstallers – where would this end up in that case?
The path is stored to registry to HKLM (administrative install mode) or HKCU (non administrative install mode) to a subkey named after the AppId with _is1 suffix, stored under a key SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall (as you alraedy know). The value name is Inno Setup: App Path. The path is also stored to InstallLocation with additional trailing slash, as that's where Windows reads it from. But Inno Setup reads the first value.
An example for HKLM:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\appid_is1]
"Inno Setup: App Path"="C:\\Program Files\\My Program"
"InstallLocation"="C:\\Program Files\\My Program\\"
You can see this in dozens questions, that show how to read the value in Inno Setup code. For example:
How to get path of installation of target game/application from registry when installing mod/plugin using Inno Setup?
If you create an installer what cannot be uninstalled (CreateUninstallRegKey=no or CreateUninstallRegKey=no), then the path is not store anywhere. In such case you would have to explicitly code your installer to store the path for you somewhere.
I'm very new to Inno Setup, so forgive my ignorance on this one.
I created a very small install script and it's building and working the way I want—I get my setup.exe built to the output directory, and all the source files are being copied to my specified destinations.
Now I want to make sure users can uninstall the files that I specified in my [Files] section of my script. The problem is I don't understand how Inno Setup handles this. I assume Inno Setup doesn't make an executable specifically for Uninstall, but even if I run setup.exe after I have installed my application, the wizard doesn't ask if I want to uninstall.
However, if I enable the Run menu's Target Uninstall in the ISC compiler, I am able to uninstall the files. So my question is, how do I uninstall my application outside of the ISC compiler. In my [Setup] section I do have Uninstallable=yes.
I know this is a total noob question, but any help is appreciated.
(As you have found yourself), Inno Setup creates an entry in Add/Remove Programs Control Panel applet (if CreateUninstallRegKey is yes).
The entry is a link to an uninstaller program, which is generated by the compiler (when Uninstallable is yes).
The uninstaller program is located by default in the application directory (unless overridden by UninstallFilesDir) and is named unins001.exe (the number is incremented, if needed, to avoid naming conflicts).
I am stuck at some UAC issue (I guess).
My question is: What does this UAC Shield Icon on some applications mean? And how would I get this icon to my Inno Setup setup.exe?
Inno Setup installers require Admin Privileges by default (if not customized by installer creator). UAC popup will be triggered if user did not change UAC settings in Windows.
http://www.jrsoftware.org/ishelp/index.php?topic=setup_privilegesrequired
[Setup]: PrivilegesRequired
Valid values:
none, poweruser, admin, or lowest
Default value:
admin
Description:
The effect of this directive depends on which version of Windows the user is running:
As others have said, Inno Setup requires administrator privileges by default, and will trigger the UAC prompt. You can change that with PrivilegesRequired. The problem with this is that it doesn't show the shield icon on the executable.
The best way to do it is to use the Microsoft's Manifest Tool and change the manifest embedded in the executable. It is usually included in Microsoft SDKs, which are free to download from Microsoft. Once you install it, the Manifest Tool is usually located in C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v7.1A\bin\mt.exe. Note that some SDKs don't include it. I also found it in https://github.com/eladkarako/mt, if you don't want to install the SDK.
To extract the manifest from the executable, execute this in the command line: "path to mt.exe" -inputresource:"path_filename.exe";#1 -out:"path_filename.exe.manifest"
Now change asInvoker to requireAdministrator in path_filename.exe.manifest (manifest files are actually XMLs, so you can edit them with a text editor)
To put the manifest into the executable: "path to mt.exe" -manifest "path_filename.exe.manifest" -outputresource:"path_filename.exe";1
There you go! The executable now has the shield icon no matter what!
There's another method, which is far less useful. You can change the executable to run as administrator in the registry (same as right clicking it --> Properties --> Compatibility --> checking Run as Administrator on). To do this, create a string value that has the name set as the path+filename of the executable, and contains the data/text RUNASADMIN; the value has to be created in:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags\Layers if you want to change it for the current user
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags\Layers if you want to change it for all users (this usually requires you to have administrator privileges)
The problem with it is that it doesn't carry over if you move the executable (you have to do it all over again) or give it to someone else (they have to do it, or have to run some tool to do it). This is not useful.
I have a setup that is installing a PDF program. It works perfectly on test machines. When there is other PDF software on the machine, errors pop up because of the large number of shared files that are inuse.
Inno has the /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES option. However I can not seem to configure this to ignore the file copy - it either wants to Abort or Retry. Abort - the setup will fail. Retry - will never succeed because the file is in use.
Does anyone know how to automatically ignore any copy file errors while setting up?
You can use the restartreplace flag for the files that may be in use, it is exactly to suppress those error dialogs.
To quote the documentation of the [Files] section:
restartreplace
When an existing file needs to be replaced, and it is in use (locked) by another running process, Setup will by default display an error message. This flag tells Setup to instead register the file to be replaced the next time the system is restarted (by calling MoveFileEx or by creating an entry in WININIT.INI). When this happens, the user will be prompted to restart their computer at the end of the installation process.
For my project i need to do next:
Install Silverlight
Install XAP file
Run XAP file
It takes only 3 minutes, no configuration, just click-and-install
I would like to hide all controlls (progress bar, buttons, log list). Just logo and gif loading animation. All steps to create installer was done, so now i need to know could i do such customization or not?
Create simple NSIS installer with SILENT flag.
Use Exec to execute Silverlight and XAP installation (also in quiet mode) and filanne use ShellExecute to open a XAP file.
I am not sure if you want to hide silverlight's buttons or your one.
Silverlight: try quiet mode: /q.
Your: that long story, we need your NSIS code first.