Re:Windows Installer Popups
"Dan Johnson" <
johnson@milehi.com>wrote in message
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After installing a new build of our app on various test machines, then
running the app, we keep getting the Windows Installer popups when we go
to
open one of the app's dialogs, or after closing the app and then reopening
it. Eventually, the Windows Installer requests the location of a
"feature"
we are trying to install. There shouldn't be any additional features
required???
Does anyone have an idea what might be causing this? I suspect it may be
an
Installshield issue, but I thought I would try here first.
Thanks,
Dan
There are several causes for this phenomena and a quick 'google' should turn
up quite a number of examples. However, a likely explanation in this case is
it caused by the install package including or depending on shared compoments
which are installed (previously) by different "users". Not an InstallShield
issue per se.
The 'cure' is to simply let the Windows Installer run for the current user
of the application. You may be able to identify the offending component/s
and not include it in the package (they having already been installed), or
you can attempt to insure that all installs are done with the same user
(sounds simple but difficult to manage in practice).
hth
-ralph
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