Software Deployment

Setting the shortcut(s) to be advertised in is straightforward enough through the InstallShield Editor tool in AdminStudio.

In the Editor, find the shortcut(s) you wish to check/modify and double click it/them to bring up the properties of the shortcut, there is a simple selection shown to make the shortcut(s) advertised if they are not already.

For an install-on-demand, you will need to use the /j qualifier to your msiexec installation command line.

Unless you really *must* advertise the application per-user, I would recommend a per-machine install which means combining the /j qualifier with 'm', in other words use /jm.

So the final command would look something like

msiexec /jm <full path to MSI including MSI file name>

You can add the /q qualifier combined with one of several modifiers to make the installation unattended, for example /qn for a fully silent install.

I'd recommend that you set the shortcuts advertised as I described above and install the package as a full installation first and do some testing of the shortcuts before progressing to the install-on-demand part.

Spartacus

All sound advice but I'd be concerned that the OP is new to packaging and is jumping straight in at the deep end.

@OP, you will struggle with packaging until you understand the fundamentals so you would be best advised to download and digest Phil Wilson's The Definitive Guide to Windows Installer.

Thank u spartacus,
I have another doubt, if i click on advertised shortcut it is installing for the first time on demand.
After closing that application and if i want to launch it again, application is coming without installing.It means for the first time only it will perform install on demand or every time.

Once you have installed it by launching the advertised shortcut, do you expect to see re-installation every time you launch it?

ORIGINAL: balaji1201

I have another doubt, if i click on advertised shortcut it is installing for the first time on demand.
After closing that application and if i want to launch it again, application is coming without installing.It means for the first time only it will perform install on demand or every time.




I think you shoud go through the basic of windows installer (MSI) first........


here are some link:-

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Installer

http://www.dell.com/downloads/global/power/ps4q05-20050175-Kouletsis.pdf

google it for more info on packaging:)

Thank u SandeepPanat,

Advertised shortcut means install on demand for the first time only right, I thought every time if i click a advertised shortcut it needs to beinstalled, clarify me whether advertised shortcut will be installed every time if we click or for the first time alone.Thank u in advance.

clarify me whether advertised shortcut will be installed every timeDid I mention Phil Wilson's The Definitive Guide to Windows Installer? I know I didn't mention the horse's mouth, MSDN.

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