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[tuteja]

I am using IS 12 and have a basic msi project.

I want to insist .msi setup to only run from setup.exe. So customer should be able to install software only by clicking on setup.exe and he should receive error message "please install from setup.exe" when he clicks on .msi file.

Please let me know where should i do the setings for above.

Thank you for your help.

[Stefan Krueger]

There are a number of options:
- Package the .msi file inside the setup.exe (media type: network, create setup.exe, compress all files)
- Create a launch condition that uses the SETUPEXEDIR property:
SETUPEXEDIR Or Installed
(use Or Installed to make sure that uninstall and other maintenance operations will always work)

[tuteja]

Thanks Stefan

[tuteja]

Hi Stefan,

Is there a way to do the same thing if cusomer click on ".msi" and application is already installed.

Currently if application is already installed, clicking on ".msi" will say ..please go to control panel to remove the applicatoin

if application is already installed, clicking on "setup.exe" will open a maintenance dialox box.

There is no consistency.

So is there a way to force .msi to say please use setup.exe....if application is alreay installed.

Your help is really appreciated.

Thank You,

[Stefan Krueger]

[tuteja]

Thanks Stefan. Is there a way to force uninstallation only through setup.exe or from control panel but not from .msi.

If customer click on .msi, when application is already installed, it should say "please use setup.exe"

It works fine as per your suggestion you provided earlier if the application is not already installed.

[Stefan Krueger]

Not sure I understand this question. Do you mean you want to change the behaviour of a setup that you have already shipped to the customer?