Installshield verbose

I went to the registry and it didn't have the Installer key unless I went under current version. I'm using Windows Server I added a link to an article that describes that reg key.

Now it still works for me, but based on that wording, I wonder if it doesn't necessarily work on all Windows operating systems. Show 2 more comments. Sign up or log in Sign up using Google. Sign up using Facebook. Sign up using Email and Password. Post as a guest Name. Email Required, but never shown. The Overflow Blog. Stack Gives Back Safety in numbers: crowdsourcing data on nefarious IP addresses.

Featured on Meta. You can also globally turn on Windows Installer logging for a machine. To do this create the following registry entry either directly in the registry or using Group Policy, as described in Microsoft Knowledge Base article :. The meaning of the flags in the value are documented in the aforementioned KB article Note that you should use this only during the trouble shooting phase because it will have adverse effects on system performance and disk space.

Remark: This paragraph also applies to so called "Standard" projects in Developer version 7. It does not apply to "Basic MSI" projects. Sign up today to participate, stay informed, earn points and establish a reputation for yourself! Log in. The supported switches are as follows: -d Runs setup in debug mode. Please note the following: Setup. Posted 9 years ago views. Comments Is there a way to suppress the installation Installshield dialog boxes? I created a response file. When I install with the response file, using "Setup.

I'm trying to make it not show anything AND use my responses. Over the years, Flexera has changed the switches that can be applied to their setup. Hi people, Though I created my. ISS with all the settings i. Did u guys ever figure out completely suppressing the installation? I also noticed that both of those components are missing in the response file. Hope some one could help me get through this, Thank you! After struggling with InstallShield automated setup and switches forever, the command I finally got working is: setup.

This allows for an automated, silent setup that uses your ISS file for the specific options you selected. The log file will be named MSI. LOG where is a string of alphanumeric characters. You can sort by modified date to see the latest logs created.

BryanJ BryanJ 8, 1 1 gold badge 42 42 silver badges 59 59 bronze badges. Nothing showed up in that directory. I sorted by date and everything. Otherwise, the installation will fail. I don't recommend installing like this, but it's a kludge I've done to try to log wtf is going on in some installsheild installs that I can't seem to log.

I went to the registry and it didn't have the Installer key unless I went under current version. I'm using Windows Server I added a link to an article that describes that reg key.

Now it still works for me, but based on that wording, I wonder if it doesn't necessarily work on all Windows operating systems. Show 2 more comments.