Summary

Symptoms

Cause

1. A bug prevented x.0 versions of .NET from using the configfile argument in the CustomActionData property. This argument is required for all versions of .NET after 1.0.
2. The error handling that occurs if the file is not found is not working properly.
3. Update 2 for InstallShield 11.5 introduced a bug.
4. A file was missing from the InstallShield Collaboration part of the installation.
5. Visual Studio 2005 introduced new security settings that were not used with earlier versions of Visual Studio.

Resolution

Download and execute the hotfix to resolve the issues listed in the Symptoms section of this article. After this hotfix is applied to InstallShield 11.5:

1. Run-time error 1001 will not occur under the circumstances described above.
2. If the file to be copied with CopyFile or XCopyFile cannot be found, a message box is displayed to inform the end user about the missing file.
3. InstallScript installations install files to the appropriate Program Files Folder on 64-bit target machines.
4. Product can be activated.
5. Most of the issues with running InstallShield from within Visual Studio 2005 no longer occur. The following issues may still occur:
   • The String Table Editor tab is still missing from the lower-right pane if you are entering a value in one of the fields in a property grid. However, as a workaround, you can edit any of the strings by accessing the String Table Editor from within the General Information view.
   • The Custom Action Wizard issue may still occur. As a workaround, custom actions can be created in the Custom Actions view without using the wizard.
   • Launching the Transform Wizard from the Create/Apply Transform button does not work.

Workaround

As a workaround for the Visual Studio 2005 integration issues that still exist after this hotfix is applied, you can use InstallShield to create your installation and then open the project from within Visual Studio.

To open an InstallShield project from within Visual Studi

1. On the File menu, point to Open, and click Project. The Open Project dialog box opens.
2. Browse to the InstallShield file you want to open, and select it.
3. Click Open.