Forum: MSI Factory 2.0 FAQ

Setup Factory 7.0 is a procedural, script-based proprietary installation engine. MSI Factory 2.0 generates Windows Installer (MSI) packages that are installed using the Windows Installer service. Although they both perform the same general task (software installation), they each have their own...

This article explains how to add a push button to the last screen of your install that launches your installed application. 1) Add a Custom Action -> Run Executable with the following settings: Settings: Installed with product Attributes: ID: RUNEXE Scheduling: Immediate Return: Ignore

First of all, by default all installations done through Windows Installer support uninstallation through Add/Remove Programs. If you want to make a shortcut to uninstall your application, do the following: Select Project > Settings from the menu and on the Product tab, take note of the...

Here is an answer to that question that is specific to the WriteRegistryValues standard action, but can be applied to any standard action: There is no way to schedule just one registry action to happen at a specific time. All that you can do is change the sequence of the standard...

Yes, it can. Please see this article in the help file for details: How To: Ensure That Your Installer Passes Certified for Windows Vista Test Cases

See this topic in the help file: How To: Add a Serial Number Validation Screen to Your Project

No, we install WiX into the "WiX" subfolder under the main MSI Factory folder. It is recommended that you use the version of WiX that we ship with the software as that is what the current build is tested against.

WiX is short for Windows Installer XML. It is an open source project started by Microsoft. WiX is an entire toolset that takes XML files as input and compiles and links them into actual MSI databases. Setup Factory for Windows Installer creates WiX files during the build process and then uses WiX...

No. Setup Factory is alive and well. We will continue to develop and support the product. The two products are independent products with separate roadmaps. MSI Factory is not and should not be considered an "upgrade" from Setup Factory 7.0.

No. The two products are independent and their file formats are not compatible. The scripted nature of Setup Factory 7.0 makes a reasonable conversion nearly impossible, and actually undesirable in most cases. The MSI format has specific requirements that are simply not compatible with the freeform...

There may be times that you want to control whether or not a feature is installed using a checkbox control on a dialog. To do this, you will need to do the following: 1. Create a property that will control the feature's state. This step defines a public property that will be used to control...