I created a Windows form setup using install shield.
Is it possible to stop other services (ex: .exe's) in my system while uninstalling setup created using install shield.
Is this possible while creating setup using Install shield or I want any scripts in my app to stop certain services while uninstalling my setup.
Service installation settings are found in the "Advanced Settings" view of each individual component if you have the right version of Installshield - I am not sure what features "light versions" have.
If you don't have an appropriate version of Installshield you can always use a VBScript or similar to stop any service you want.
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I'm doing a software that requires from OpenVPN to work, so I'm expecting that when I launch the installer checks if OpenVPN is installed and if not launch it's installer. If the install is successful then continue with the install, if not, exits.
Also, I'd like to check if O.S is 32 or 64bits in order to launch the correct installer from openvpn.
How would be the best way to do that? I've readed about custom actions, nested installations, chainers, etc... but I'm newbie in this and I don't know where to start.
I'm working with Visual Studio 2012 with Installshild plugin.
Create "BootStrap" application (.exe) and add as prerequisite, what is running before you install starts. You also can check box ( not show in prerequisite list) and you Bootstrap app will be not in PreReq,. dialog
I have created an app using Electron and I want to create a Windows installer with a wizard.
I am currently using the electron-installer-windows module to create my installer. But this create a single .exe file with no wizard at all.
I need the wizard to allow user to select destination folder and the possibility of creating a desktop icon
So, there is a way to generate an installer with a wizard using this module? or I need to create my own installer?
also, will this installer manage dependency issues? for example if the end user does not have npm installed, or any other dependency
I ended up using Inno Setup to create the installer.
I've had success with electron-builder. I would recommend giving it a try.
I have a website developed using VS 2012 and created an MSI (Deployment Package) using the "Install Shield Limited Edition Project" available in VS 2012. While i am trying to install this application in a Win 7 system, it is creating a new AppPool as "ASP.NET v4.0 DefaultAppPool" and installing the application with this AppPool.
But if there are any previous application installed in the same system with the application pool as "DefaultAppPool", then my application's AppPool ("ASP.NET v4.0 DefaultAppPool") is getting applied for those previously installed applications (which has "DefaultAppPool" as its application pool) too.
Is there any settings that i am missing while creating the MSI using the Install Shield? Please advise on this
If you need flexibility in IIS installation the only serious alternative in my opinion is the open source WIX toolset.
I don't have time to write a proper answer right now, but please try these two earlier posts:
Wix generate single component id for entire tree
Warning in Wix Setup
Also check this post out to get an explanation of why WiX is best for this purpose. And definitely read the section on using dark.exe to decompile an existing MSI to get a WiX source file to start with.
I had a working IIS 7.5 with Web Deploy 3.5 configuration such that the "Import/Export Application" feature in the right hand action pane showed up and functioned properly. Unfortunately I had to remove and reinstall IIS, and now the Import/Export functionality does not show up in the Actions pane, as if Web Deploy was not installed.
I tried to reinstall using the automated installer at http://www.iis.net/downloads/microsoft/web-deploy, but when I run it, the installer seems to think that Web Deploy is already installed and does not offer me any reinstall/uninstall option.
How can I force a reinstall of WebDeploy or force IIS to recognize that Web Deploy is still installed?
Go to http://www.iis.net/downloads/microsoft/web-deploy
Scroll to the bottom of the page to the "Download Web Deploy" header
Click the x86 or x64 link next to your language of choice. Do not click the WebPI link.
Once downloaded, click on the installer to open it.
Click Next
Click the Remove button
Now you can reinstall it using the Web Platform Installer, or just use the standalone.
On a side note...
If you don't see the Deploy options in IIS once you've reinstalled Web Deploy, try running IIS as Administrator. Hope this helps.
I am running IIS on my development machine on Windows 7. Web Deploy 3.6 seem to break something as the Import / Export Application options are not available. Had to uninstall 3.6 via control panel add/remove programs and then install 3.5 via Web PI.
I've installed Web Deployment Tool 2.1 then restart IIS Manager and the Import/Export Application appeared.
I was running a 'gallery template' Windows Server 2012 VM on Azure. Web Platform Installer said Web Deploy 3.5 was already installed. At first I thought this neat feature had been removed/moved.
In Add/Remove Programs, saw that Web Deploy 3.6 Beta was installed. Removed it and reinstalled 3.5 (without SQL stuff) via Web PI.
Ran IIS Manager as admin and all works fine.
Update - A new Azure VM also had this problem, but had 3.6 Beta3 installed. Again, removed and reinstalled 3.5 via WebPI.
None of the other answers here fixed this for me with Visual Studio 17 on Windows 10. The fix was here: https://developercommunity.visualstudio.com/content/problem/230372/web-deply-40-msi-location.html
Web Deploy 4 has moved to be distributed with Visual Studio 2017. This is nuts because the Web Deploy service and the Import/Export tools are for server administrators and not devs. The discussion in the link says they are working on adding Web Deploy 4 to the Web Platform Installer, but have encountered a few issues (read: we didn't create a proper deployment for it the first place.)
The fix for me was to uninstall Web Deploy 4 from Control Panel-Apps & features, then reinstall from the MSI provided with Studio. Look in C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\VisualStudio\Packages for a folder like Microsoft.VisualStudio.WebDeploy.Msi,version=...,chip=x64. The MSI file is within that. More detail in the link I mentioned.
My guess is if the IIS Manager is not turned on at the time Studio (and therefore Web Deploy) is installed, the hook for Import/Export can't be created.
My situation is slightly different as I never had the import/export menus. For what it's worth:
I tried to install the Web Deploy installer. It said that a newer version was installed. I tried repairing Web Platform Installer. Nothing changed. I tried changing but was told there were individual components. I tried uninstall/reinstalling WebPlatformInstaller.
After that, the IIS Manager showed a Web Platform Installer icon under the Management section after restarting, but still no Deploy menu on the right click.
Double-clicking that icon started the installer where I could then search for web deploy. There was a Web Deployment Tool 2.1 that was not installed. Clicking Add then Install and restarting IIS Manager (not run As Administrator) was all that was needed to get the Deploy menu:
According to this Microsoft document, the Web Platform Installer should have started automatically. Never did. But it is in the start menu. The steps are the same weather you start it from IIS Manager or standalone.
For a windows application installer..i can do repair(rather than uninstall and then install) My question is.. after install a web application by wix installer, it can be on IIS manager.
Can i repair that web application by wix installer(to avoid uninstall and install again)
Yes, the IIS standard custom custom actions with the WiX toolset (like all standard custom actions provided with the WiX toolset) support repair as well as install, uninstall, patch, rollback for all those.