Currently, we use a small utility that makes use of Windows scripts to embed language transforms into our .msi package. The scripts are wilanguid and wisubstg.vbs. So, once embeded, the install can be called like this to show the different languages....

msiexec .i path\to\installer.msi TRANSFORMS=:languageId

The colon indicates that the transform is embedded I believe.

My question is, is there a release option in the InstallShield IDE to automatically embed the transforms as opposed to the need to maintain the external utility?

If not, that would be a fairly nifty option to have I think.

Any help or guidance appreciated.

Thanks in advance!!

I use Installshield 2023. I had simply replaced the set of .dll's that our Installshield project is configured to read from that were more recent and that I wanted included in the install. I then clicked Build in InstallShield as I always have. No other settings or project configurations were changed.

Out of nowhere, I am encountering the error -6421: An error occurred determining if the setup [Our MSI] is a major upgrade. I first restarted the PC, and that did not fix the issue. I then deleted the whole Temp directory, and that also did not fix the issue. There is no further documentation available that I can see, so I am hoping that someone can provide a resolution or additional troubleshooting tips for this.

Thanks.

I have an InstallShield package that creates an MSI package which typically installs via InTune or msiexec /i package.msi /qn /norestart.

I want to issue a hot fix to the product.

What do I need to change in InstallShield?

I tried just changing the Package Code, but when I test it using msiexec /i package.msi, I get the message "Another version of this product is already installed. Installation of this version cannot continue. To configure or remove the existing version of this product, use Add/Remove Programs on the Control Panel."

If I use the /qn /norestart options, it "succeeds" (%ERRORLEVEL%=0) but nothing has changed.

What do I need to change to make this work?

Hi all,

Just wondering if anyone has a solution to hide the Setup Status text (and a white block) in the installation progress window?

We've recently changed logo, giving us a full width bitmap at the top of the window. However, our installation status window now looks a little messy as 1) we have "Setup Status" appearing into the bitmap as well as 2) an offset bitmap resulting in a strange white block?

Our installer steps look correct (with no white block) and we'd like the installation dialog (with the progress bar) to look the same (as below)

Is there a way to alter the Setup Status dialog?

I've been through the InstallScript but I can't see any place where this dialog is altered by us, though the default bitmap is being set correctly in the script:

szBmpPath=SUPPORTDIR ^ "ourcompany.bmp";

SdInit(); 

DialogSetInfo (DLG_INFO_ALTIMAGE, szBmpPath, TRUE);

Any help appreciated!