Adminstudio Notes

Day 1 - Ch 1-4

Chapter 2 - Storage Structure (pg 29-30)

C:\My Storage Structure\AppName_AppVer_OS_LANG

~\1_LegacyInstallation

• contains copy of original installation program

~\2_Documentation

• documentation of project: request, process, notes, etc

~\3_RepackagerAndSourcefiles

• contains files captured by Repackager

~\4_ProjectFiles

• contains project files edited/created by Installshield Editor
• may consider creating subfolders within for different versions of projects

~\5_CompeletedMSI

• contains finished releases
• again, may create additional subfolders for different releases

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• Map C:\My Storage Structure\ and C:\Program Files\Macromedia\AdminStudio\8.5\ on virtual machine

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• Add C:\Program Files\Macromedia\AdminStudio\8.5\Common to PATH of virtual machine (for repackager to work)

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• C:\AdminStudio Shared\isrepackager.ini -> Default exlusions

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Chapter 4 - Repackager (pg 58)

Best Practices

• Run repackager over the network (from a share), not locally
• Repackage on a clean image
• Exit all applications before repackaging
• Best to use Installation monitoring process

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Day 2 - Ch 5

(Snapshot) Single Step vs Multiple Step

• Single Step launches setup program after pre-check, Multiple step closes after pre-check
• With multiple step, re-run repackager after installations are complete to continue snapshot process.

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Chapter 5 - InstallShield Editor (pg 97)

• Tools -> Options
  • General tab, check "Enforce Setup Best Practices"
  • Directory tab, check "Cleanup unused directories"

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• "Change/Remove" button in Add/Remove Programs means program is legacy installation (not an .msi)

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• ProductVersion - MM.mm.bbbb (Major.minor.build)
  • example, 1.00.0100

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Using properties for conditional statements (pg 129)

• Comparing Properties and property values in order to determine whether a certain function should run
  • install or launch conditions, ex: fails if OS is not a WindowsNT type (NT, 2000, XP)
  • uses boolean lang (and, or, =, >=, etc)

VersionNT

• 400 Windows NT
• 500 Windows 2000
• 501 Windows XP
• 502 Windows Server 2003
• 600 Windows Vista

Privileged, true if user has admin rights or if package has elevated privs
AdminUser, true only if user has admin rights

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• Release Wizard
  • Typically use network image for packages

• Validation
  • Build -> Validation
  • Use Full MSI Validation
  • ICE33 can ignore (pretty much always happens)

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Day 3 - Ch 6-

• System Search
  • Don't store result of search in existing property, as it will be automatically true
  • Can use as install condition