A security problem in Windows has been reported which affects any EXEs downloaded from the internet and run from the download folder. Setup packages probably are especially in danger. How the vulnerability works When you start an EXE which loads additional DLLs, Windows starts looking for these DLLs in the same directory as the EXE […]

“AppX is now our deployment model. MSI isn’t going to go away, but we want you to move to AppX. We’re investing all of our efforts into making AppX the ultimate installer across the Windows ecosystem.” The above is a quote from a session that took place during Microsoft’s Build 2015 event, here’s the recording: […]

Yesterday Microsoft’s developer conference Build 2015 started and among the announcements in the keynote was the “Universal Windows Platform”. This not only includes bridges to re-use existing Android and iOS code for Windows 10 and to enable apps built from web sites, but also “real” integration of Win32 and .NET applications in the Windows Store. […]

Building a setup with InstallShield’s “Stand Alone Build” command line tool may fail with error -6003. The error message looks like this: ISDEV : error -6003: An error occurred streaming ‘<path>\DiskImages\DISK1\<filename>.isc’ into setup.exe. It only seems to affect setups that are being digitally signed. The problem is caused by Windows Update KB3004394 which updates the way Windows […]

Several users are reporting that their InstallShield authoring tool stops working immediately after starting it. Apparently this is caused by an incompatibilty with Microsoft update MS14-037 “Security update for Internet Explorer versions 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11” (KB2962872) which was distributed on this week’s Patch Turesday. Flexera is aware of the problem. A […]

Flexera Software released a new version of their installation authoring tool, InstallShield 2014. This PDF document summarizes the new features: http://media.flexerasoftware.com/documents/Datasheet-IS2014-Compare-Versions.pdf . For more details see the release notes for InstallShield 2014 Premier and Professional, or in a separate document for Express. Notice for owners of InstallShield 2012*: Update pricing from this version ends on 31st […]

On July 16, 2013, Flexera Software released AdminStudio 2013. New and enhanced features in this version include: Enhanced support for Microsoft App-V, including App V 5.0 and direct editing of App-V Packages Support for Symantec Workspace Virtualization Virtual Desktop Assessment Limited Edition App Portal Limited Edition New Platform API Commands Managing Apple iOS and Windows […]

Flexera Software released a new version of their setup authoring tool, InstallShield 2013. Improvements in the new version include: Ability to create pure 64 bit msi setups. All customs actions that are included with InstallShield are now available in 64 bit (not included in Express edition). Windows 8 improvements like Start screen icon pinning options […]

Here’s a quick summary what’s new in the MSI engine that comes with Windows 8. What’s new in MSI 5 on Windows 8 According to the documentation: nothing My own findings so far: Windows Installer runtime version – as indicated by the file version of msi.dll – is 5.0.9200.16384 VersionNT = 602 (so similar to […]

On September 10th, 2012 Caphyon Ltd. announced the release of Advanced Installer 9.5 in Freeware, Professional, For Java, Enterprise and Architect editions. The 9.5 release includes many enhancements (see the release notes), but what really caught my eye is a new group of dialog themes that use the “Windows Store App” style: The theme is […]