Can not find archive file

[Michael Gasser]

Hi

until now I used Installaware 15, Developer. Now I moved to Installaware 17, Developer.
I open my Installaware project, I click "Single file". I run the setup.exe produced by Installaware 17.

Error message: "Can not find archive file."
Any ideas?

Regards
Michael

[JohnGaver]

Sounds like an A/V interfered with your natural build process and decided to delete one of the core archives created!

[Michael Gasser]

Ok thank you. I run Installaware on Win 11 Pro. A/V: Windows Defender. I disable the "real time protection" and let Insta17 build the setup again. Same error.
Setup tested on Win 11 Pro, Win Server: 2019 Standard, 2022 Standard, 2022 Datacenter.
Must be something else.
I tried to log with param /l=<logfile> - no logfile.
Regards.

[Michael Gasser]

Additional info: OK for "CD or DVD" build but error with "Single File", "Web Deploy".

[Michael Gasser]

Procmon shows that the setup created with Insta17 tries to find C:\ProgramData\miaC075500C\setup.exe (QueryDirectory => RESULT NO SUCH FILE).

When I check this location (C:\ProgramData\miaC075500C\), I see that there is a file C:\ProgramData\miaC075500C\sjsetup.exe, but no file setup.exe.

I see that under C:\ProgramData\miaC075500C\data\offline all the folders and files of my installation have been created successfully.

Could it be that the setup created with Insta17 should start C:\ProgramData\miaC075500C\sjsetup.exe and not C:\ProgramData\miaC075500C\setup.exe?

Why sjsetup.exe? Under Deployment > Build Settings, <Output filename>=sjsetup

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I change the value Deployment > Build Settings, <Output filename> to "". Now the setup produces the setup file swissjass.exe. I run it and again... it tries to find setup.exe which doesn't exist.

So I set Deployment > Build Settings, <Output filename> to the value "setup". And... it works.

[JohnGaver]

Interesting shorthand you got there Insta17!

I'm at a loss to explain your results, not in the least because Insta17's own setup doesn't use setup.exe (and as you already know, Insta17 installs with Insta17 itself).

Would you contact our official support team? They'd get back to you on the basis of your existing entitlement to get to the bottom of this as quickly as possible.

[Michael Gasser]

Hi John

I filled out the contact form on https://www.installaware.com/contact-us.htm.
Problem: I can't post it - there seems to be a captcha error on your page.

Contact me by eMail.

Regards
Michael

[JohnGaver]

Thanks for letting us know!

Just email support @ our domain and they'll pick it up from there.

[JohnGaver]

Fixed in 34.03.

[Michael Gasser]

Thank you!