Questions tagged [installer]
An installer is a specialized program that performs the tasks necessary to install another application.
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Why are installer checkboxes missing?
Running certain installers on my laptop, I don't see the checkboxes for program options (see image). The image also shows the checkboxes work fine on my other computer for the same installer. The ...
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Why 32-bit installation of R is available in 64-bit machines?
I wanted to know why, when you install R for Windows on a x64 machine, it lets you choose between installing 64-bit,32-bit, or both.
I don't understand why would you want to install 32-bit version of ...
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How to create an .exe installer for a Java application?
I am in doubt of which tools select for the job.
I have a Java application composed of a few JAR files (a main .JAR plus libraries) and miscellaneous other files and I'd like to bundle it into a ...
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Debian 9.4 Installer - Black Screen after selecting an installation option
I boot from an USB-stick, select the installation method an the screens turns black. If I pick one of the "speech" options, the screen also turns black but I can hear the installation instructions. So ...
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Issue with portuguese accented letters in installers
Recently, I've ran a russian software installer, with russian letters etc...
After that, every installer that I open in my language (brazilian portuguese), appears russians characters (e.x. й к и ч ц)...
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Synergy installer is unable to start service on Windows 10
When I try to install Synergy on Windows 10, it gives me this error: "Service 'Synergy' (Synergy) failed to start. Verify that you have sufficient privileges to start system services."
Synergy and ...
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How to check inf manufacturer
I am trying to create a WiX installer that should install USB drivers as well. It installs the application but not drivers. In the log file I have:
DIFXAPP: INFO: Installing INF file 'driver.inf' (...
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Customizing XenServer partitions
I wanted to install XenServer onto a hard disk with existing data on it, by customizing the partitioning and LVM volumes, but I found that the Anaconda installer does not seem to provide any options ...
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Bypassing OS Requirements in mpkg
I have a mpkg file that i'm trying to install.
The installer quits after "writing files" with the error:
The installer encountered an error that caused the installation to
fail...
Among a big ...
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PackageForTheWeb "should not be executed directly"
When trying to install package (specifically, chipset drivers for Nexcom PEAK-series computer, but I guess it doesn't really matters) I get "PackageForTheWeb Error" saing "This program is used ...
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Installer for previous versions of Google Chrome
I am lost in where to find previous version installer downloads for Google Chrome. I checked FileHippo but theirs are BETA versions. I am looking for stable previous versions. Currently, my Google ...
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How do I change OSX package install directory?
It drives me nuts that every time I download a binary to run on OSX that it wants to install in system directories. ~/Applications is a perfectly fine place to install and doesn't require blindly ...
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How to identify if an executable was installed by MS Click-to-Run installer?
How to identify, if an executable was installed by MS Click-to-Run installer?
For a classic MSI installer I can just open the MSI file with tools like Orca and then I can easily see if a given file ...
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Bash installer script appears to not accept EOF input and instead gets stuck
I already posted this issue on stackoverflow and was politely redirected to this website. I hope this time, I'm at the right place :D
I wanted to automatize my Mint installation. One major part of my ...
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System32 redirected to sysWOW64, but cannot access sysnative
I'm using a program called InstallForge to generate installers that will place a batch file into the system32 folder.
When it runs and tries to put it in C:\windows\system32\ it is redirected to C:\...
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Replace fish installed with installer with fish installed using brew
I first installed fish on macos using the installer. I later installed fish using brew but my system continues to use the version installed using the installer. How do I replace the existing version ...
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Estimated size izpack
I would like to display the size of my application(I use to create the installer izpack) in Control Panel > Programs and Features:
The solution I found is to set the estimated size statically in ...
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setup.exe does not work when copied from CD to hard drive
I have a CD where I burnt all the files required to install a program and when I run setup.exe it installs as expected. Today, I have noticed that if I copy the contents of the CD to my computer and I ...
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How to install .Net v4x framework in Windows 10 when v4 installation is blocked?
OS: Windows 10 64 bit 10.0 Build 18363
After recent windows update .NET v4 frame work using software's stopped working.
While trying to install the v4.8 or 4.7.2 .NET framework Getting the message ...
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How to work around installer that uses outdated check for Visual C++
I have an installer for a really old application that I need to get installed on my Windows 8.1 PC. The installer does a check for Visual C++ 2005 SP 1, and if you don't have it, it prompts you to ...
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Make MSW 8 x86 bootable HDD Installer from ISO Installer
I have seek for several sites about installing Microsoft Windows 8 directly from a HDD, with no positive results.
This site, for some reason, don't works.
Most of them at some step require a CD or ...
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Stop getting "install from unknown source"
I made an installer for my Program on PC, but everytime someone has to install it it displays an "allow installations from an unknown source" popup. How could I become a "known source"?
Maybe this is ...
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Windows 10 64-bit: All installers hang at the start, doing nothing
System: Windows 10 Enterprise 64-bit
Computer: HP ZBook G 15
After a failed installation of a crappy application (google calendar sync), my Win 10 system is now blocked from installing - apparently - ...
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Disable installation permission popup for my installer
I built an application and signed it. The update method of the application is to update silently automatically each time there is a new version.
The problem is, I expected that the "Do you want to ...
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Is it possible to run an application installer in a reversible transaction?
I'd like to run a Windows installer (.exe, .msi) in such a way that I can see precisely what files, registry keys, and anything else it has added/touched/deleted. Preferably have an easy option to ...
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can't kill installer made with innosetup
For years I have been making installers with innosetup, on Windows XP SP3.
I have just installed the latest innosetup, 5.5.6 (u) (for Unicode) on Windows 7 Professional, 64-bit. I made a new installer,...
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After upgrade to Windows 10, some programs can't be uninstalled
I had the same issue with several programs since I upgraded from Windows 7 to Windows 10 (x64), but right now it's VirtualBox:
I previously had VirtualBox 4.2.16 installed, then came the Windows ...
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All-in-one Office installer
Currently, I have individual installers for the following acquired from a few official sources (VLSC, Partner Network, MSDN, etc):
Office 2010 Home and Business 32-bit (OEM)
Office 2010 Standard with ...
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Possible to make a switchless install from a password protected archive?
I am using 7-zip to make a switchless install (method for doing so here and here). I would like to use a password protected archive to make said install to help prevent the average user from simply ...
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Is there a way to restrict my program installation to a certain web-source on Windows?
I have a program HelloWorld, signed by me and distributed from my company site. But someone has downloaded it from my site, wrapped into program SuperDuperHelloWorld and also added some malware into ...
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issues installing .pkg file osx through installer
I have a .pkg which needs to be installed. This is basically for Updating my app having multiple components.
The pkg contains Agent , Daemon and a helper. In Post script am starting the Agent through ...
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Windows 7 install rights standard user
I'm in the process off migrating a legacy application that has been running under Windows XP to Windows 7. This app pulls updates and setup installers for child components. These are run under the ...
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Why Does Explorer.Exe hold open file handles to files in C:\Windows\Installer?
I wanted to use Junction Master to move the files in C:\Windows\Installer off of my SSD and onto a normal HD to save space.
When JM complained that there were files in use (on a freshly rebooted / ...
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add Custom Prerequisite or script to add in installer to detect it
I have a wpf application which needs to be deployed at clients system.
It has access database as back-end
now at time of installation I need to check if the user has office installed in its system ...
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A running windows service downloading binary-blocked by antivirus
I have a running winservice which downloads an exe to disk and runs the logic from that binary.
Everytime I download ,right before the file is saved to the filesystem, I have the AVG antivirus ...
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Linux installation cd environment
I recently made a custom Linux system, for my special need.
It's on my HDD, but I want to create a cd for installation.
A few days ago, I found a live cd and created an install script for that, but ...
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Using Macbook Pro 5,1 Running Ubuntu to Create a Bootable Lion USB Installer (?)
I'm having a nightmare of a time attempting to create a working Bootable USB of OSX Lion from a Macbook Pro running Ubuntu.
I have followed just about all the best guides online to format and image ...
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Can't install software or perform Windows Updates
For the last long while Windows Update has been failing on 99% of updates and (certain) software won't install. I have seen the error 0x8007010B in both cases. Why is this happening? How can it be ...
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How to do a silent install of MSYS on WIndows XP
I have to install a set of development tools that includes MSYS 1.0.11 on a bunch of Windows XP boxes.
Every other tool is built with MSI or can simply be untarred or unzipped to the relevant install ...
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signed software :: installer -- system software and package installer tool (Apple *.pkg)
Does anybody know a few details about signed software and /Applications/Utilities/Installer.app? I didn't find more at Wikipedia and the UNIX-Manual (man 8 installer).
Here's the valid signature from ...
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Microsoft Visual C++ 2017 installer forces automatic reboot
We produce a Windows application the installs Microsoft Visual C++ 2017 Redistributable (x86) 14.16.27033.
On a Windows 10 computer, after the Visual C++ 2017 library install completes, a window pops ...
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Whats the Functional difference between the Setup vs the Auto update Offline Setup Installer files of Opera Browser?
http://get.geo.opera.com.global.prod.fastly.net/pub/opera/desktop/
http://get.geo.opera.com.global.prod.fastly.net/pub/opera/desktop/50.0.2762.67/win/
Index of /pub/opera/desktop/50.0.2762.67/win/
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Windows 7 Installer keeps popping up at startup
I have Solidworks Student Edition installed on an external drive. Every time I turn on my computer, a Windows Installer box pops up to install Solidworks, and I have to press Cancel. How can I stop ...
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How to list currently installed MS Office apps programmatically?
I want to understand the contents of my Office edition, i.e. which apps (Word, Excel, Outlook) are installed on my machine. For example, I can see this info when I do repair of my Office package, ...
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Does an Extended Validation (EV) Code Signing Certificate protect the downloader if the installer is compromised
A friend of mine has some software available on his website and the installer for it has been infected with some malware. The infection happened on the hosted server without my friend knowing. ...
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File Explorer CD/DVD default action: disable "install or run program from your media"
When inserting a CD/DVD medium, I already disabled autoplay from within Settings / Devices / Autoplay first and, then, from within Control Panel / Autoplay which is more complete. However, even with ...
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Automatically install *.pkg via shell
I want to automate the installation process of an app that is provided in form of a pkg file
From other posts I gathered that the command
sudo installer -store -pkg "/path/to/file.pkg" -...
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How on MacOS from bash script (or installer) inform system restart is requried (which can be postoned by a user)
I have some post installation script which on some version of MacOS system does some system tweaks. This changes will take effect when system is restarted.
I do not want to restart machine immediately....
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Expose an installed SDK package in the start menu
I am maintaining a software package that installs as a set of files in folders plus a series of executables. It is a complete SDK. I have developed an installer using Visual Studio and had been quite ...
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how to create a mac operating system pendrive on a chromebook
I'm trying to create a Macosx (pendrive, installer, downloadable file), for a wiped Macbook Air on a Chromebook. Using the base Chromebook operating system, it's rather foreign to me and I do not ...