Installshield driving me nuts

[m-vw]

Hi,

When trying to record an iss file for my Nvidia driver installation the -R or /r switch does a bit more than it is supposed to do.

Normally I get a screen where I can choose what to install and then in the end I can choose to restart my pc now or later. But when using the -R switch I can't choose what to install and my pc reboot automatically.

I've tried deleting/renaming the iss files I see in the app dir and the windows dir, but this doesn't seem to help.

Any ideas?

[totoymola]

I also have Nvidia driver. I didn't need to make a new setup.iss because it's already included. I simply run it with /s.

[Ctwizzy]

InstallShield switches have to be the most cofusing switches ever.

Some use - some use / so which is it? After talkin to a IS rep on the phone and reading the documentation on their website, it seems there are not supposed to be ANY switches using the -. So to anyone using -s and -r, or -f1, -f2 these are not supported as far as what Ive been told. Use /

Furthermore the IS website shows this:

http://documentation.installshield.com/rob...Line.htm#rParam

[totoymola]

Some use - some use /

Actually, the "/" and the "-" are the same. You can use either. Most people are having a hard time because some guides say use "/" and some say use "-". Same as the capitalization. You can use either lower or upper case. It doesn't really matter.

[m-vw]

@totoymola:

Doesn't this iss files reboot your pc?

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When I get home I'll try the /r in combination with the /f1, perhaps this fixes the problem.

The strangest thing is that I'm pretty sure the /r worked the first time I tried it, but this was weeks ago and I threw away all my trail runs.

[m-vw]

The /r switch doesn't seem to work.

I left the Installshield path and started looking at the alternative.

But.... suddenly I came across the -k switch.

So I tried setup.exe -k -s and it works.

I don't know why the -r doesn't work, but I do know that I'm not the only one.

[totoymola]

No it doesn't reboot my pc.

I have a wonderful suggestion for you. Why don't you integrate it to your Windows installer by using Nlite?

[MHz]

The /r switch doesn't seem to work.

I left the Installshield path and started looking at the alternative.

But.... suddenly I came across the -k switch.

So I tried setup.exe -k -s and it works.

I don't  know why the -r doesn't work, but I do know that I'm not the only one.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

WebPackage record:

Whatever.exe /a /r

Unpackaged:

setup.exe /r

setup.iss will be recorded in %windir%

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nVidia has it's own setup.iss in the Webpackage, so just unpack it, make a recorded install, then just pack it with WinRAR. And use WinRAR to execute in the SFX:

setup.exe /s

If you use the webpackage from cd. you would need:

(Rename setup.iss, and put it in $$ directory)

whatever.exe /s /a /s /f1C:\Windows\setup.iss /f2C:\install.log

/a is admin install, so any switches passed after it, will be passed to setup.exe.