I have created an installer with installshield and it is work. but I don't uninstall it.
How I can create an uninstaller for my project?
The uninstallation is created automatically, and you should be able to uninstall from windows control panel.
However, many apps need special handlers or code written in the installer to handle uninstallation. This is specific to your installer.
Related
I already read this thread, but it doesn't fit my need. I have a installer built by Inno Setup. When the app been installed, the user wants to "Right Click" on the installer and choose "Uninstall" to uninstall the app. Is that possible?
I'm attempting to update a current windows form project through installshield. I'm following the steps to the second answer on this question: Configuring InstallShield LE to remove previous versions built using Visual Studio Setup Projects
However I'm hitting a snag: When I add an update path, it brings up a file dialog, and I can't locate the MSI file. I have the setup.exe stored on a shared drive.
I'm a little lost. I apparently cannot build my install project if I create a new Upgrade Path and cancel out of the dialog.
I use InnoSetup to create application installer. Since I am installing a plugin for an existing application, I don't want the application icon to show up in the Start menu shortcuts. How to prevent InnoSetup from creating Start menu shortcuts?
InnoSetup will only create icons if you have entries in your [Icons] section. Remove all of the entries and your installer won't create any icons.
In devnull's scenario, another task to do could be to hide the installed plugin from the list of the installed Programs and Features on Windows control panel.
In order to so, you need to add this line of code in your InnoSetup script:
CreateUninstallRegKey=no
Just got InstallShield Pro and I've created my setup singleimage executable.
I need to include the Visual C++ 2005 SP1 redistributable within the setup.
I've ticked the redistributable I want in the menu under 'Application Data'.
I've right clicked it and changed the 'Build Location' to 'extract from setup.exe'.
However, when I build my setup, it has a folder called 'ISSetupPrerequisites' which has the VC++ redistributable in it.
Is there anyway I can incorporate this in to a single exe with my installer?
If I remove that folder it downloads the redistributable from the internet.
Thanks
Yes. You can include the contents of the ISSetupPrerequisites folder inside the exe by changing their location in the setup.exe tab of the Releases view. You can change this on a .prq by .prq basis by right clicking a prerequisite in the Redistributables view and selecting a location there.
The 'Prerequisite' section of an InstallShield project includes modules which are external to the installation itself.
What you need to do is use the 'Merge Modules' feature (under Application Data => Objects) and select the relevant ones to include by your installer.
Another option is to manually add the redistributable exe in your Support dir, and call it during installation using InstallScript, like this:
LaunchAppAndWait("cmd","/c start /wait \"" + SUPPORTDIR ^ "vcredist.exe" +
"\" /q /norestart",LAAW_OPTION_WAIT | LAAW_OPTION_SHOW_HOURGLASS);
Note that if you're going to use this method in an InstallScript MSI project, you must call it during OnFirstUIBefore() or OnFirstUIAfter(), otherwise you will get an error regarding nested MSI installations.
I added a post build custom action aver the setup dialog success. Added vcredist_x86.exe to the install. And put /install as the command line - which is the only command line option that worked for me.
If I did it any other way the redist error-ed because two installs were going on.
In the View List under Media, click Releases.
Select the specific release.
Go to the Setup.exe tab.
For the InstallShield Prerequisites Location setting, select Extract From Setup.exe.
I've created a VSTO PowerPoint add-in in Visual Studio. To distribute this to the users I have created an InstallShield setup project.
After building this project the installation and the add-in work fine if I use the option to download the prerequisites from the Internet.
However, when I use the option to extract the prerequisites from the Setup.exe, it doesn't work: the add-in itself is installed, but the prerequisites aren't.
I know that the prerequisites are included in the setup because without them the Setup.exe is around 2MB, with prereqs it's about 290MB.
I have the two necessary prerequisites selected in the Prerequisites view:
In the Releases view, under the Setup.exe-tab of SingleImage, the "InstallShield Prerequisites Location" is also set to "Extract from Setup.exe".
But the installer just won't install the .NET Framework 4.5 (if necessary, is usually present on the user's systems), and the VSTO Runtime even though I've included it in the setup file!
Any help is much appreciated.