Month: February 2011

 Products InstallShield 11.5 Premier, InstallShield 11.5 Professional Project Type InstallScript MSI Summary This article details command line methods to silently uninstall an installation package that was created from an InstallScript MSI project. Discussion There are two ways a silent uninstall can be performed: Using a Response File To run an uninstallation using a response file: Prepare a response file for the uninstallation (.iss) by running Setup.exe with the /r argument: Setup.exe /r Locate the Setup.iss file generated in the Windows folder and copy it to the desired location. Type the following at the command line (items in Italics represent data […]

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You need to determine the version number of the IsScript engine you need, download it, and install it. Right-click on the installation file that you are trying to install and select Properties. The typical names for installation files are setup.exe, update.exe, installer.exe, etc. Your installation file can be found on the CD where you are running the setup from. In the Properties dialog, click on the Version tab. Look at the File Version field to determine the version number of the IsScript engine you need: If the file version number is 2.0x or less, download the IKernel engine and install […]