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gordonf

I don't know if this is supported by Windows Installer - maybe it's supported in version 3.1? Certainly not in 2.0 because this was out before the XP SP2 firewall, which supports per-application exceptions, became available.

You could always script a custom action to add a firewall rule. I believe ...

gordonf

I put together a simple package for a game emulator that originally had its "freeze file directory" setting default to "null," which would cause the emulator to save its files in the installation folder.

With a little installer magic, I pre-populated the needed settings and create new folders in ...

gordonf

OK, the problem remaining then, is how to pack some files with the MSI and how to specify source CDs for the rest.

I guess I could create the MSI using AI, specfying all files as external and pretend they're all in one place, maybe breaking them up into Mission Packs (as Features). Then put ...

gordonf

This might be beyond the capabilities of Windows Installer, never mind Advanced Installer, so don't be afraid to say so.

Last August I released a modified version of Quake II 3.21 to demonstrate how to fix older programs to work on locked-down installations of Win2K and XP. I went to AI after ...

gordonf

In the "Setup Type" dialog -> "Custom" mode you have the possibility to choose the location where the program will be installed, so that is way you don't need the "Select Location" dialog anymore.
So the Setup Type dialog automatically includes the Select Location dialog? A bit confusing, but ...

gordonf

Even worse, the registry entries installed per user are not Uninstalled (except for the user actually doing the uninstall). That is why I advise against installing anything "per user".
This is a problem with applications that are supposed to work in locked down environments with Limited user ...

gordonf

It seems minor, notably if you are not using a certain setup dialog box, but it should be simple enough to look at. For example, a package I put together, which omits the License Agreement, Setup Type and User Registration dialogs causes, Orca to generate the following errors in validation.

While ...

gordonf

In AI 2.5.1, it's not possible to include both the Setup Type and Select Location dialogs in the same project. Adding one removes the other.

Is there some prerequisite I've forgotten to have both of these dialogs available to me?

gordonf

That is achieved by using Advertised Shortcuts. We will support them soon, too, although they sport other issues - like missing an icon before the first run when installed on the desktop.
Is *that* what they're called? I was wondering why it wasn't possible to change the properties for those ...

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Sounds like you want to automatically add a Firewall rule

Advertised Shortcuts work, um, as advertised. Thanks!

A complex source media problem

AI MSIs fail Orca's Validation Suite, extra unneeded dialogs

Setup Type and Select Location are mutually exclusive