InstallShield

IIS App Pool and .NET Framework version

April 19, 2011

InstallShield allows for an easy way to create Application Pools using the Internet Information Service under Server Configuration in the Installation Designer view (at least easily for IIS6.0 and later which is all I’m concerned about in this post).  As you can see in the image below, .NET FW v2.0 is set by default. (click [...]

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Master Installer Easy Shortcut

March 15, 2011

If you have an IS master installer, you’re very aware of the many headaches you run into on a daily basis.  One that has been a particular bugger is adding shortcuts via the IS IDE. When you have tens of thousands of files (approaching hundreds of thousands of files), and attempt to add a shortcut via right-click [...]

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