5 replies to this topic

[Adam]

big problem.

I upgraded to installshield 7 developer, and i attepted to transfer the old GUI ID of my old project in IS6 to the IS7 so that it would uninstall the old version upon install of the new version. Well all it did was install a second copy of the product and breaking alot of the pieces in teh overwrite. Now there are 2 things in addremove programs - 1 is broken and no longer works and 1 is new and has some issues.


Has anyone had to do this?
can i get the new IS7 to run the uninstall for the old program via Installscript or anything?

Installshield had to have thought of this when the made this new product.

I need help asap as all hell is breaking lose here.

[Stefan Krueger]

You would have to do this in your script: get the old (IS6) uninstall registry entry, and run the uninstaller using LaunchAppAndWait.

[Adam]

right, but how do i do that?


get the old (IS6) uninstall registry entry  --- you mean the GUID?

and run the uninstaller using LaunchAppAndWait.--- whats the uninstaller command or how do i launch it with its paramaters.

[Adam]

ok i got the uninstall string

where do i put launchappandwait in the installscript ?


This is the line i have:


LaunchAppAndWait  ( "RunDll32",  "C:\\PROGRA~1\\COMMON~1\\INSTAL~1\\engine\\6\\INTEL3~1\\ctor.dll,LaunchSetup, C:\\Program Files\\InstallShield Installation Information\\{6081F062-6A4A-4C62-A0EF-B1F64C60898B}\\setup.exe" , WAIT);


does that look right?

[Adam]

anyone?

[mgrove]

There's a long thread on the Installshield Community group covering this.  See:

http://community.ins...wthr....d=98498