I am trying to create an InstallScript project using InstallShield 2013 Authoring Tool. So far I have just been using the default dialog boxes and skins. Now I need to now customize them to fit my needs, but I am finding the links in the help documentation to be lacking or broken. I was wondering if anyone knows how to create custom dialog skins or can point me in the right direction.
under "Project Assistant" tab, select "Installation Interview".
click on "Use custom images on dialogs" to specify your own images to replace "full screen image" and the "banner image" for the dialog.
large image size can be set to 499x312; banner can be set to 499x68 (if original theme used is 'Classic' or similar.)
till now, the dialog screen should look pretty good. But you will notice the installshield opening image (flash screen) is still using a default theme image. to solve that, create your own image (GIF format) to replace it, the size should be 157x312. use this image to replace the original 'setup.gif' under the folder:
C:\Program Files\InstallShield\2013\Support\Themes\Classic Theme.
(once again, all the image sizes and locations mentioned are based on the assumption that 'Classic theme of the dialog box is used)
You can download Skin Customization Kit from Flexera Software Product and License Center
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I've added the "Launch program" checkbox on the final card of the installer, but for some reason WiX is placing the checkbox below the custom bitmap instead of on top of it with the other text. Can someone point me in the right direction to getting the checkbox directly below the other text instead of below the background image?
I followed the tutorial on this page to add the checkbox: https://wixtoolset.org/documentation/manual/v3/howtos/ui_and_localization/run_program_after_install.html
I came across this page on the WiX toolset docs. Basically, it says that the checkbox with the grey background is a common complaint and there's a workaround mentioned, but not a way to remove the background.
And a common complaint: no, the checkbox can't have a transparent background. If you have a bitmap in the background, it will be ugly, just like in our example above. The only workaround is to reduce the width of the checkbox to the actual box itself and to place an additional static text (these can be made transparent) adjacent to it.
EDIT (for completeness): It looks like my initial guess on what was going on with the bitmap image wasn't accurate, based on the above-quoted page. Closing this as answered.
I am new to Install Shield. Trying to modify the new installer background and the color of the installer panel. How to customize the skin, background color or add background image for the new installer generated using Installshield 2010.
I tried to modify the skin preview .bmp image of the IS but didn't work
You will need to create your own images in IS's Support\Themes. Banner.jpg [499x58], Banner_mirror.jpg [499x58], preview.jpg [504x386], setup.gif [166x315], Welcome.jpg [499x312] and Welcome_mirror.jpg [499x312]. Mirror images are optional in case of right to left language. Reference Class Theme folder for sample preview.jpg.
Copy Classic.theme from InstallShield's Support\Themes folder and paste it as CustomTheme.theme. Open file in Notepad and change theme name to your custom name and update the path for your images. Then, open InstallShield. New theme should display under User Interface > Dialogs > Themes. Right-click to select.
So, I'm trying to create a minimal navigation pane in Windows Explorer on Windows 10. Under the Quick Access menu, I have pinned some favorites and frequently accessed folders/shortcuts. I believe that it'd look neater -cleaner-, to not have the little gray push pins icons to the right of the pinned folders and shortcuts. I mean, hello, I pinned them, of course they're pinned, I know it. I guess I was hoping there was some regedit mod I could change right quick to hide all push pins in the navigation pane. Does anyone know of anything like that? Google doesn't seem to....
Hide Push Pins
I realize you asked this several months ago, but here's your answer. It's a bit hack-y and involves 3rd party software, but it works perfectly.
Download Customizer God
Create a transparent .png (assuming you have Photoshop/GIMP/Affinity Photo)
Convert the .png to .ico
Open Customizer God. Select "General Icons"
Find the Quick Access pin icon by scrolling down a bit.
Hit "Change" and select your .ico
The results:
I would like to add the image / icon that I currently have for the executable to my program instllation in the list in "Uninstall a Program" window. Now I can see a small Default Image that comes up. However I would like to have a image like how other installations have like the "Blue S" for Skype, etc.
Do I have an option to add it via Visual Studio ? I use InstallSheild Limited Edition for Packaging.
Frankly, I do not know the correct keyword to search for it in Google. I tried but in vain. Apologies if its a straight forward explanation.
I have attached the image to explain better.
The answer is pretty straight forward but I was not able to find any relating documentation on this. You can set the icon for the add/remove programs window from via the InstallSheild wizard itself.
This is illustrated as in "InstallSheild Limited Edition"
• In the InstallSheild Project Assistant Screen, Choose Application Information (The first step in the wizard)
• From the left pane, "other places" choose the "General Information" Link
• Click Yes, in the popup that shows up
• Scroll Down to the "Add/Remove Programs" Part of the List
• Choose the icon of your choice in the "Display Icon" field and save the settings
I'm building a program in C++ (target is windows XP) using Visual Studio 2008 and I'm trying to add application icons, the ones that show up in the taskbar, explorer, desktop, etc. My .ico file has the sizes 48x48, 32x32, 24x24, and 16x16 pix in color depths 32-bit, 24-bit, 256 colors, and 16 colors. For what it's worth, I'm adding the .ico file to the binary in IcoFX.
I can get all the icons to show up like they should except for the one in the upper left corner of the program itself--the one that you can click on to bring up a menu with window size options--it still shows the default icon.
To get this little icon to change do I need a different image size or is there a completely different way of managing this one icon? Does that icon even have a specific name?
Thanks for your help.
Duplicated: How do I set the icon for my application in visual studio 2008?
According to one answer on that thread, you need to make sure that your icon is the first icon in the resources file.
Ok, I've figured it out:
I'm using wxWidgets as my GUI toolkit, so this is the only satisfactory answer I can give. wxWidgets has classes to set the main frame icons, those classes include wxIcon and wxIconBundle. Then wxTopLevelWindow::SetIcons can be used to set the application's icons. This sets ALL the icons (taskbar, main frame, alt-tab chooser, etc), no need to mess with a resource file in Visual Studio.