Q212463: INFO: Reactivation Process for InstallShield 2010 & Later
During the launch of the InstallShield 2010 (and later) product, a dialog box is displayed and prompts for the reactivation of the product serial number to verify the license key. Following the...
View ArticleQ200867: INFO: Troubleshooting InstallShield 2010 and Later Activation Issues
InstallShield requires activation within 21 days of first launching it. Activation is a process that needs to be performed periodically. This article provides some troubleshooting tips for the...
View ArticleQ100063: CODE: Adding a Directory to the PATH Statement in Autoexec.bat
On many systems, the PATH environment variable is "built" from multiple statements in the Config.sys or Autoexec.bat files. Attempting to modify these statements during an installation could cause...
View ArticleQ206606: HOWTO: Configure a Custom Install Condition Based on the Target...
This article describes how to configure a custom install condition based on the target operating system. An install condition based on the target operating system will restrict the user to only run...
View ArticleQ106325: HOWTO: Extracting Files from a Setup.exe
When authoring an update, especially a patch, you are required to point to the previous product version *.msi file(s). If you authored a setup.exe for the previous install, the MSI and supporting files...
View ArticleQ200963: HOWTO: Download InstallShield 2012 and Later
This article provides information on how to download the InstallShield 2012 and later products.
View ArticleQ211905: ERRDOC: Build Error -7155
When building a Basic MSI project , the build error -7155 may occur: 1. Error -7155: Upgrade item with Action Property ISFOUNDNEWERPRODUCTVERSION conflicted with another item and has been dropped....
View ArticleQ200077: ISDEV : warning -6487: If You Intend to Distribute this Upgrade as a...
On building a project with dynamic file links, the ISDEV warning 6487 occurs.
View ArticleQ213020: FIX: InstallShield Offline Activation Request Dialog Is Blank
While attempting to activate InstallShield offline, the request dialog text box is blank and is stuck in a loop.
View ArticleQ201081: INFO: Deactivation of InstallShield and AdminStudio
InstallShield and AdminStudio node-locked licenses are single-machine, single-user licenses according to the end-user license agreement. This means that they can be activated on one machine and...
View ArticleQ107689: ERRDOC: Build Error 6221
When building an InstallShield project the following error may occur:"Error -6221: Could not resolve Visual Studio .NET project output [1] from component [2]"[1] contains the .NET project output that...
View ArticleQ105140: HOWTO: Authoring an Installation that Always Installs Regardless of...
This article explains how to install an installation package on a target machine regardless of user privileges.
View ArticleQ108905: Build Error -4072
When building a InstallShield project, the following error may occur:"ISDEV : error -4072: Error retrieving dependency [1] of [2]"This error may also appear in the following syntax:"ISDEV : error...
View ArticleQ107433: ERRDOC: Build Error 1014
When building an InstallShield project, the following error may occur: Error -1014: Cannot rename directory [2][2] is a placeholder that contains the full path to the directory that causes this error.
View ArticleQ107731: ERRDOC: Windows Installer Error 1500
When running an installation authored with InstallShield, the following error may occur:Error 1500. Another installation is in progress. You must complete that installation before continuing this one.
View ArticleQ107108: ERRDOC: Build Error 1024
Error 1024 is encountered only at build time. The InstallShield build process displays either of the following message:**Error: -1024: File <FILENAME> not found. Cannot stream the file into the...
View ArticleQ109523: ERRDOC: Build Error 6058
When you are building an InstallShield project, the following error may occur:Error -6058: Internal build error.
View ArticleQ107999: ERRDOC: Initialization Error 1610
When launching an installation or uninstallation of a setup authored with InstallShield, the following error may occur:"Error -1610: Configuration data is corrupt." The error may also appear in the...
View ArticleQ107786: ERRDOC: Build Error 5008
When building an InstallShield project, the following error may occur:Error -5008: Intel64 must be specified in the template of the Summary Stream.
View ArticleQ214586: HOWTO: How to Set up Concurrent Licensing and Identify the Flexnet...
This article explains how to setup concurrent licensing for your product as well as identify the Flexnet Licensing Server for InstallShield and AdminStudio.
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