How do I change InstallShield setup icon?

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How do I change InstallShield setup icon?

1 Answer

  1. In the View List under Media, click Releases.
  2. In the Releases explorer, click the your release.
  3. Click the Setup.exe tab.
  4. In the Setup.exe Icon File setting, specify the fully qualified name of the file that contains the icon that InstallShield should use when it creates the Setup.exe file at build time.

How do I change the icon on an MSI file?

3 Answers

  1. Build the setup project in Visual Studio.
  2. Open the setup.exe file you just built, File -> Open -> File.
  3. Right click the Icon node in the file explorer window and you can change and save.
  4. Import the icon your want in the popup dialog, and make sure the ID of the icon is the smallest one.

How do I run an EXE file in InstallShield?

2 Answers

  1. Click on the Project Assistant Tab.
  2. Click on the Installation Interview Icon (Page)
  3. Click Yes for “Do you want to give the users the option to launch your application when the installation completes?
  4. Click the browse button to select the EXE that should be the target of the operation.

How do I change my setup icon?

2 Answers

  1. In Visual Studio go to File > Open > File and browse to the setup.exe for your ClickOnce deployment.
  2. You should see a folder tree.
  3. It should already have the Icon resource type chosen on the left so click Import on the right to add your icon.
  4. Your icon will open up in Visual Studio, just close this tab.

How do I change the icon of an EXE file?

Right-click the original EXE file (not the copy you made) and choose “Open using Resource Hacker.” In the Resource Hacker window, select the “Icon” folder in the left pane. Click the “Action” menu and then select “Replace Icon.”

What is the use of InstallShield?

InstallShield is a proprietary software tool for creating installers or software packages. InstallShield is primarily used for installing software for Microsoft Windows desktop and server platforms, though it can also be used to manage software applications and packages on a variety of handheld and mobile devices.

How do I create an InstallShield response file?

To start recording the response file, perform the following steps:

  1. Change to the directory containing the setup script.
  2. Run the following command: setup -r -f1 my_response_file .iss. where my_response_file is any name you want to use.
  3. Complete the setup windows, actually completing a normal installation.

How do I resize icons in Windows 10?

How to change the icon size in Windows 10

  1. Right-click on an empty space on the desktop.
  2. Select View from the contextual menu.
  3. Select either Large icons, Medium icons, or Small icons. The default is medium icons.

How do I change the Setup exe icon in Visual Studio?

How do I configure InstallShield to use a specific icon?

In the Releases explorer, select the release that you want to configure. Click the Setup.exe tab. In the Setup.exe Icon File setting, specify the fully qualified name of the file that contains the icon that InstallShield should use when it creates the Setup.exe file at build time.

How do I configure InstallShield to work with Windows Media releases?

In the View List under Media, click Releases. In the Releases explorer, select the release that you want to configure. Click the Setup.exe tab. In the Setup.exe Icon File setting, specify the fully qualified name of the file that contains the icon that InstallShield should use when it creates the Setup.exe file at build time.

How do I find the icon path and index in InstallShield?

InstallShield lists the icon path and index in the Icon setting if you do either of the following: you select a file by browsing for it, or you manually enter a path and file name in the Icon File setting. The method that you use to specify the file depends on the type of project that you are using.

How do I add an icon to my release?

In the View List under Media, click Releases. In the Releases explorer, click the your release. Click the Setup.exe tab. In the Setup.exe Icon File setting, specify the fully qualified name of the file that contains the icon that InstallShield should use when it creates the Setup.exe file at build time.