Note that the method described above does not solve 100 percent of all cases.

Make any additional changes required, such as populating the serial number, modifying shortcuts or feature states.Add a condition to the 'OnCheckSilentInstall' custom action in the InstallExecuteSequence that always resolves to False or remove the custom action from the sequence.Add the property ISSETUPDRIVEN to the property table and give it a value of 1.Using an MSI editor, make the following modifications to the MSI, either directly or via a transform: This installs the InstallScript engine required by the MSI package during deployment. The ISScriptx.msi is located in the same folder as the MSI package and must be deployed on the target computer prior to the MSI. Different versions of ISScript.msi appear to co-exist on target computers. The property table of the MSI will often specify the required version of ISScript.msi and it is important to have the correct version for your application, otherwise it may not run. Install ISScript x.msi (where x denotes the version with which the setup was authored). At the time of writing, there are several versions of ISScript.msi major versions 7, 8, 9, and 10, with attendant minor versions for each major release. To deploy a script-driven MSI using Active Directory (or another deployment method that requires the MSI format), you must configure the setup and the target system in the following manner: This article discusses how to install an Installshield vendor MSI without using setup.exe.

The Installshield file setup.exe launches a file called isscript.msi that, in turn, installs the InstallScript engine required to run InstallScript code. My Installshield based vendor MSI will not install unless I run setup.exe.

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