InstallShield WTF of the day
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My favorite is the REBOOT=REALLYSUPPRESS command line option. InstallShielders -- anyone care to enlighten me on why I have to go above and beyond the call of duty to suppress a reboot? Jon Sagara Look at him. He runs like a Welshman. Doesn't he run like a Welshman? Doesn't he? I think he runs like a Welshman. Sagara.org | Blog | My Articles
Jon Sagara wrote:
REBOOT=REALLYSUPPRESS
:wtf: So, as opposed to just suppressing the reboot...this flag really suppresses the reboot? What does it do, even stop the user from rebooting the machine?
And that's not all. I just discovered this cool concept called "object oriented design". I can't wait to convert my subroutines to class methods! :-D -Ravi Bhavnani on finally installing XP SP2...in December 2005
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Jon Sagara wrote:
REBOOT=REALLYSUPPRESS
:wtf: So, as opposed to just suppressing the reboot...this flag really suppresses the reboot? What does it do, even stop the user from rebooting the machine?
And that's not all. I just discovered this cool concept called "object oriented design". I can't wait to convert my subroutines to class methods! :-D -Ravi Bhavnani on finally installing XP SP2...in December 2005
David Stone wrote:
What does it do, even stop the user from rebooting the machine?
Nope, IIRC all it does is prevent the installer from rebooting the machine. :confused: Jon Sagara Look at him. He runs like a Welshman. Doesn't he run like a Welshman? Doesn't he? I think he runs like a Welshman. Sagara.org | Blog | My Articles
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My favorite is the REBOOT=REALLYSUPPRESS command line option. InstallShielders -- anyone care to enlighten me on why I have to go above and beyond the call of duty to suppress a reboot? Jon Sagara Look at him. He runs like a Welshman. Doesn't he run like a Welshman? Doesn't he? I think he runs like a Welshman. Sagara.org | Blog | My Articles
What happens if you use REBOOT=REALLYREALLYSUPPRESS or REBOOT=REALLYREALLYPLEASEANDCOOKIESSUPPRESS ? ¡El diablo está en mis pantalones! ¡Mire, mire! Real Mentats use only 100% pure, unfooled around with Sapho Juice(tm)! SELECT * FROM User WHERE Clue > 0 0 rows returned Save an Orange - Use the VCF!
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Jon Sagara wrote:
REBOOT=REALLYSUPPRESS
:wtf: So, as opposed to just suppressing the reboot...this flag really suppresses the reboot? What does it do, even stop the user from rebooting the machine?
And that's not all. I just discovered this cool concept called "object oriented design". I can't wait to convert my subroutines to class methods! :-D -Ravi Bhavnani on finally installing XP SP2...in December 2005
Let's see... it becomes obvious when you look at all the other options.... REBOOT=CRASHANDBURN REBOOT=LOOPFOREVERDURING REBOOT=IFYOUFEELLIKEIT REBOOT=RANDOMLY REBOOT=WHILEWRITINGFAT REBOOT=USER REBOOT=ENDLESSLY REBOOT=ANDDESTROYLINUXPARTITION ;) _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
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SdLicenseRtf and SdLicense2Rtf now support up to 64K of data; previously, the limit was 32K. Holy dancing cow! A 64K Licence document? No, I don't want to know who requested that.
We say "get a life" to each other, disappointed or jokingly. What we forget, though, is that this is possibly the most destructive advice you can give to a geek.
boost your code || Fold With Us! || sighistpeterchen wrote:
the limit was 32K.
The real WTF is that there is any limit at all. InstallShield. X| Marc VS2005 Tips & Tricks -- contributions welcome!
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What happens if you use REBOOT=REALLYREALLYSUPPRESS or REBOOT=REALLYREALLYPLEASEANDCOOKIESSUPPRESS ? ¡El diablo está en mis pantalones! ¡Mire, mire! Real Mentats use only 100% pure, unfooled around with Sapho Juice(tm)! SELECT * FROM User WHERE Clue > 0 0 rows returned Save an Orange - Use the VCF!
As everybody knows this combination is a common workaround for the "undeletable registry keys" problem. :cool:
We say "get a life" to each other, disappointed or jokingly. What we forget, though, is that this is possibly the most destructive advice you can give to a geek.
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peterchen wrote:
the limit was 32K.
The real WTF is that there is any limit at all. InstallShield. X| Marc VS2005 Tips & Tricks -- contributions welcome!
What are you using? I just checked the new version of Wise for Windows Installer and.. "not impressed". Inno is to much manual labor for complex stuff.
We say "get a life" to each other, disappointed or jokingly. What we forget, though, is that this is possibly the most destructive advice you can give to a geek.
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thank you Jim. Besides, who wants a company logo in a licence dialog?
We say "get a life" to each other, disappointed or jokingly. What we forget, though, is that this is possibly the most destructive advice you can give to a geek.
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thank you Jim. Besides, who wants a company logo in a licence dialog?
We say "get a life" to each other, disappointed or jokingly. What we forget, though, is that this is possibly the most destructive advice you can give to a geek.
boost your code || Fold With Us! || sighistA big enough logo ensures that users won't see any of your actual license...
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A big enough logo ensures that users won't see any of your actual license...
---- Scripts i've known... CPhog - make CP better. Forum Bookmark - bookmark forum posts on Pensieve Print forum - printer-friendly forums
A pretty logo coult temp the user to actually scroll down and LOOK at this licence thingie :shudder:
We say "get a life" to each other, disappointed or jokingly. What we forget, though, is that this is possibly the most destructive advice you can give to a geek.
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What are you using? I just checked the new version of Wise for Windows Installer and.. "not impressed". Inno is to much manual labor for complex stuff.
We say "get a life" to each other, disappointed or jokingly. What we forget, though, is that this is possibly the most destructive advice you can give to a geek.
boost your code || Fold With Us! || sighistCustom programs that create/modify MSI database tables based upon build specifications for the various projects. No commercial product was harmed in the creation of our installation modules :sigh: No shirt, no shoes, no brains, no service.
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SdLicenseRtf and SdLicense2Rtf now support up to 64K of data; previously, the limit was 32K. Holy dancing cow! A 64K Licence document? No, I don't want to know who requested that.
We say "get a life" to each other, disappointed or jokingly. What we forget, though, is that this is possibly the most destructive advice you can give to a geek.
boost your code || Fold With Us! || sighistWell, it IS an rtf, and if you MUST change the typeface and color for every single character, then the content can become quite large while the information delivered is quite small. No shirt, no shoes, no brains, no service.
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What are you using? I just checked the new version of Wise for Windows Installer and.. "not impressed". Inno is to much manual labor for complex stuff.
We say "get a life" to each other, disappointed or jokingly. What we forget, though, is that this is possibly the most destructive advice you can give to a geek.
boost your code || Fold With Us! || sighistpeterchen wrote:
Wise for Windows Installer
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peterchen wrote:
Wise for Windows Installer
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Nishant Sivakumar wrote:
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Wow, those new emoticons are vivid... it's like something from a Dr. Seuss book, or Mr Yuck... :~
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Custom programs that create/modify MSI database tables based upon build specifications for the various projects. No commercial product was harmed in the creation of our installation modules :sigh: No shirt, no shoes, no brains, no service.
MSI seems to me the perfect solution to problems I never even heard of. Editing the tables "(progra-)manually" seems such a tricky thing - how come you do that?!
We say "get a life" to each other, disappointed or jokingly. What we forget, though, is that this is possibly the most destructive advice you can give to a geek.
boost your code || Fold With Us! || sighist -
What are you using? I just checked the new version of Wise for Windows Installer and.. "not impressed". Inno is to much manual labor for complex stuff.
We say "get a life" to each other, disappointed or jokingly. What we forget, though, is that this is possibly the most destructive advice you can give to a geek.
boost your code || Fold With Us! || sighistpeterchen wrote:
What are you using?
An ancient version of InstallShield for an ancient C++ app I still maintain, MSI for C#, and most preferably, simply a zipped file of the EXE and related assemblies. Marc VS2005 Tips & Tricks -- contributions welcome!
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My favorite is the REBOOT=REALLYSUPPRESS command line option. InstallShielders -- anyone care to enlighten me on why I have to go above and beyond the call of duty to suppress a reboot? Jon Sagara Look at him. He runs like a Welshman. Doesn't he run like a Welshman? Doesn't he? I think he runs like a Welshman. Sagara.org | Blog | My Articles
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Actually, you are refering to a Windows Installer (a.k.a. MSI) property. Nothing to do with InstallShield. But AFAIK, it's their IDE that takes the prize X|
Ah, I didn't realize that. Thanks for the clarification. Jon Sagara Look at him. He runs like a Welshman. Doesn't he run like a Welshman? Doesn't he? I think he runs like a Welshman. Sagara.org | Blog | My Articles
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MSI seems to me the perfect solution to problems I never even heard of. Editing the tables "(progra-)manually" seems such a tricky thing - how come you do that?!
We say "get a life" to each other, disappointed or jokingly. What we forget, though, is that this is possibly the most destructive advice you can give to a geek.
boost your code || Fold With Us! || sighistWe can add a DLL to our product's setup by merely editing a special text file that the builder interprets. No need to launch a GUI and then wait for some third-party tool to run. Our custom setup builder is one of the later stages of the nightly build. We ran into issues trying to automate both Wise AND InstallShield to our satisfaction. Secondly, there are no licensing issues 'per machine' with our custom tool. No shirt, no shoes, no brains, no service.
