Easter Egg inside installers made by InstallAware Studio

ALive · Post by **ALive** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 8:11 am

Hello!

I have a request to R&D to remove "Easter Egg" from InstallAware. Our test team have found this, as this was found by our customers and they don't like it. Maybe it was someone's joke.

The screenshots are applied.

To reproduce this, just click on the top left corner of the window to show context menu, then "About InstallAware Wizard". After that you'll see the MessageBox that has a text on the bottom about "Ozgecan Turna". After clicking OK you can see another MessageBox with a picture and some text (i presume a poem on Turkish).

With all our respect to Ozgecan Turna, I suppose this shouldn't be inside the licensed version of the product (I wouldn't mind if it stay on Trial version). My boss suppose that this is not acceptable inside commercial products.

Thanks in advance!

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ALive · Post by **ALive** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 8:20 am

Moreover, if you close the MessageBox with the picture and then click Next (being on the first window of installer) and then click Back you'll have a runtime exception and the installer crash.

I hope for a quick fix from IA.

Thank you.

Post by **sinan** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 9:01 am

This is not an easter egg - it is a dedication of the product you are using. If you have a problem with this, I'm afraid you will need to use another installer.

Please note that there are no problems with the easter egg implementation either. It has been tested very well and is very robust. Anybody can try the steps you have outlined and no crash will occur.

CandiceJones · Post by **CandiceJones** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 9:03 am

I cannot believe anybody would have any problems with a heartfelt dedication like this.

MichaelNesmith · Post by **MichaelNesmith** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 9:04 am

Agreed! Consider her your "product sponsor" for getting a better product than InstallShield for a far cheaper price if that helps you accept the dedication.

ALive · Post by **ALive** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 10:12 am

I can see that Ozgecan Turna means much for IA team. I just found some materials using Google about this girl. I can't read Turkish, but as i see it was some accident. I'm sorry about this.

I would be thankful if you could fix the bug when opening this window. This one can be easily to reproduce.

I've just created a Simple Setup Project. Compile as a Web Deploy. Run the installer. Being on the first step, open the Ozgecan window. Close it. Then click Next on the first installer window and procedd to the second installer window step, then click Back to the first window, and the error occur.
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ALive · Post by **ALive** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 10:19 am

I can provide a video bug if you wish.

Thanks in advance.

MichaelNesmith · Post by **MichaelNesmith** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 10:22 am

That does reproduce...a very strange error. R&D should have a hotfix for it soon.

ALive · Post by **ALive** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 10:24 am

Thank you Michael, i'm very thankful!

MichaelNesmith · Post by **MichaelNesmith** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 11:13 am

Thank you very much for your compassion

R&D has fixed this problem - but they were working on a few other minor enhancements for the next rollup. Would you like to wait for them as well, or would you prefer an instant update?

The last thing anybody here wants is for this to inconvenience anybody, so let us know and we'll take care of it either way.

ALive · Post by **ALive** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 2:20 am

Michael, thank you for the reply!

I think we can wait for your next official (schedule) release.
There's also a difficulty to upgrade automated build machines each time new release arrive. So if the new release will arrive in a week for example we can wait that's for sure.

Thanks again!

MichaelNesmith · Post by **MichaelNesmith** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 4:25 pm

R&D felt it best to post a fix live right away. Enjoy. You may just regenerate and reinstall your license to update - no other changes in full product.

ALive · Post by **ALive** » Thu Jul 02, 2009 1:45 am

Michael, i can see that 9.05 is live.
Do we need to download 9.05, or regenerating the license would be enough??

Can you provide the community with the fixed bug list. That would be very great.

Thanks!

MichaelNesmith · Post by **MichaelNesmith** » Thu Jul 02, 2009 9:35 am

9.05 is just this bug fixed. Just regenerate and reinstall your license.

itfraggel · Post by **itfraggel** » Mon Jan 25, 2010 5:38 am

Dear all,
all over sudden we found this Easter Egg in 9.06. We tryed to rebuild our license and reinstall but still, the Easter Egg is in.

Is there any information how to get rid of it?

Thanks,

Ingo

Easter Egg inside installers made by InstallAware Studio

Easter Egg inside installers made by InstallAware Studio

Easter Egg back in 9.06?