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by hsc
Tue May 19, 2026 10:54 am
Forum: Common Problems
Topic: Installation aborts after MSVC
Replies: 3
Views: 4111
 
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Re: Installation aborts after MSVC

Thank you, Liviu! I couldn't solve the problem but have some additional findings. Will follow up by email.

Best, Hans
by hsc
Mon May 11, 2026 2:28 pm
Forum: Common Problems
Topic: Installation aborts after MSVC
Replies: 3
Views: 4111
 
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Installation aborts after MSVC

Hi,

my installer installs the MSVC redistributables and then prompts "Are you sure you want to cancel ... installation?" Using AI 23.6.

The last few log lines read:

MSI (c) (D0:C0) [15:16:08:238]: Note: 1: 2228 2: 3: AI_ControlEx 4: SELECT `Dialog_`,`Control`,`Type`,`Parent`,`Attributes`,`Data ...
by hsc
Tue Apr 07, 2026 7:40 am
Forum: Common Problems
Topic: AI_AIP_FOLDER isn't resolved - sometimes
Replies: 5
Views: 5697
 
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Re: AI_AIP_FOLDER isn't resolved - sometimes

Update - the issue was fixed in version 23.6.
by hsc
Tue Mar 10, 2026 3:36 pm
Forum: Common Problems
Topic: AI_AIP_FOLDER isn't resolved - sometimes
Replies: 5
Views: 5697
 
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Re: AI_AIP_FOLDER isn't resolved - sometimes

Hello Catalin,

I emailed the project and some instructions on how to produce the problem to support at advancedinstaller dot com. Thanks for your message!

Best regards, Hans
by hsc
Wed Mar 04, 2026 11:33 am
Forum: Common Problems
Topic: AI_AIP_FOLDER isn't resolved - sometimes
Replies: 5
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AI_AIP_FOLDER isn't resolved - sometimes

Hi,
I have the following problem: [|AI_AIP_FOLDER] is resolved to an empty string - in just one out of many projects. I read a forum post which indicates that there was a bug which was fixed a long time ago - can it be that it has resurfaced?

My use case is code signing. I use the "Custom" tool ...
by hsc
Wed Feb 11, 2026 4:15 pm
Forum: Common Problems
Topic: Signing tool path
Replies: 1
Views: 5679
 
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Signing tool path

Hi,

I am using a home-made tool (actually a powershell script) for code signing. In the aip file -> Digital signature -> Settings, I set "sign tool" to "custom", and browsed to the powershell.exe to fill in the "path" field. This now reads "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe ...
by hsc
Thu Jan 08, 2026 3:24 pm
Forum: Common Problems
Topic: Why does this change my installer type to exe?
Replies: 12
Views: 6685
 
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Re: Why does this change my installer type to exe?

Hello Catalin, happy New Year! I removed the workaround and can now confirm that the problem is gone and AI works as expected. Thank you once more for your help!

Cheers, Hans
by hsc
Thu Dec 18, 2025 10:47 am
Forum: Common Problems
Topic: Why does this change my installer type to exe?
Replies: 12
Views: 6685
 
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Re: Why does this change my installer type to exe?

Hi Catalin,

thank you for the notice. I will test it as soon as I find a time slot... probably only next year!

Cheers
Hans
by hsc
Wed Nov 12, 2025 10:08 am
Forum: Common Problems
Topic: Why does this change my installer type to exe?
Replies: 12
Views: 6685
 
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Re: Why does this change my installer type to exe?

Hello Catalin, sorry, that was my fault. The "Save" line in your sample code line was scrolled out of view...

I integrated the workaround in our CI/CD pipeline, and after some fighting against msbuild and PowerShell syntax, I can say that it now works :)
Can you please add a message to this thread ...
by hsc
Thu Nov 06, 2025 8:54 am
Forum: Common Problems
Topic: Why does this change my installer type to exe?
Replies: 12
Views: 6685
 
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Re: Why does this change my installer type to exe?

Hello Catalin, thanks for the workaround. Unfortunately it didn't work for me. This may be because I have two configurations in my aip project, or maybe a SaveProject call should be inserted into the script (but there seems to be no SaveProject function).

This is the script which I am using (mostly ...
by hsc
Wed Nov 05, 2025 7:48 am
Forum: Common Problems
Topic: Why does this change my installer type to exe?
Replies: 12
Views: 6685
 
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Re: Why does this change my installer type to exe?

Hi Catalin, thank you for looking into this. I am looking forward to the follow-up!

Best, Hans
by hsc
Mon Nov 03, 2025 2:52 pm
Forum: Common Problems
Topic: Why does this change my installer type to exe?
Replies: 12
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Why does this change my installer type to exe?

Hi,
in my CI/CD process, i change the required version number in the *.aip file to the version that is available on the CI/CD system. To achieve this, I use the following command lines:

advinst /edit ..\DBM_Setup.aip /UpdatePrerequisite "Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2015-2022 x86 ...
by hsc
Tue Oct 14, 2025 3:38 pm
Forum: Common Problems
Topic: COM EXE Server reister/unregister
Replies: 3
Views: 2014
 
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Re: COM EXE Server register/unregister

Hi Catalin, thank you for your reply. This does the trick. But how do I unregister the server during uninstallation?

Best
Hans
by hsc
Mon Oct 13, 2025 3:49 pm
Forum: Common Problems
Topic: COM EXE Server reister/unregister
Replies: 3
Views: 2014
 
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COM EXE Server reister/unregister

Hi,

I find the information on registering a COM server a bit confusing. My situation is as follows: The program which the installer installs is an exe file which contains a COM server (and more). To register or unregister the server, the program must be launched with the /RegServer or /UnregServer ...
by hsc
Tue Feb 11, 2025 1:30 pm
Forum: Common Problems
Topic: Cloning functionality
Replies: 3
Views: 9814
 
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Re: Cloning functionality

Hello Catalin, thank you, but that doesn't solve the problem. Those installer projects are too much different to be created from a common template. Is there no way to share the code and UI across projects? I mean, something like you can share C++ code by means of a lib file, or in binary form as a ...

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