where to start ?

[puffeltje]

I downloaded and installed 'installaware free'. I am using VS2010. But i don't see installaware at the project templates. Am i looking at the wrong place?

[giaviv]

Hi,

Where exactly are you looking?

[puffeltje]

the documentation says:
On the Project tab, in the New group, click any button.
Click the InstallAware button, then choose New ProjectOther

In VS2010 (VB) i see no project tab. When i use the menu: "File - New - Project..." i only see the standard installed templates but nothing that looks like installaware.

[giaviv]

Hey,

That documentation is referring to the InstallAware IDE, not the Visual Studio plugin.

You have to be able to run the IDE directly to access these functions.

[puffeltje]

From where can i run the IDE directly? In the installation folder i see a executable "miaa.exe" but when i execute this file i get the error: "Installaware Free Edition cannot be launched uotside of Visual Studio."

When i look inside visual studio i don't see any menu or button where i can start the installaware IDE.

[giaviv]

Exactly - as I said, you have to be able to run the IDE, which you don't because you are running the free version.

[puffeltje]

Is there documentation available specially for the free-version?

[giaviv]

Hi,

The Visual Studio add-in which constitutes the Free Edition is pretty self explanatory.
If you have any specific questions, please go ahead!

[puffeltje]

I still don't know if installaware is installed correctly.

Is the free version an add-in? in the add-in manager i don't have any add-in available.
How can i see that installaware Free is installed correcly?

[giaviv]

InstallAware Free is the InstallAware Engine coupled with the Visual Studio add-in.
Though you cannot run the IA IDE directly, you can build setups within Visual Studio.

Are you able to see the InstallAware ribbon inside Visual Studio?

[puffeltje]

I have no ribbon (as in MS Office) in VS2010. If you mean the toolbars: i don't see an installaware toolbar in VS2010.

[giaviv]

Hi,

Do you not see this in VS?

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[puffeltje]

I don't have a menu-option 'installaware' and i don't have a toolbar 'installaware"

Is it a problem if i installed VS and installaware not on drive C? at the moment i installed VS and installaware on drive E.

[giaviv]

That should not be a problem - please try reinstalling InstallAware.

[puffeltje]

i re-installed it a dozen times, with no luck. I tried different ways:
uninstalling with an uninstaller so that the registry is cleaned
reinstalled as an administrator

Next week i try to install it on my other computer when i 'm back home. For this vacation i'm through with it. If it doesn't install on my other computer i'll go searching for alternative software. Lets hope i can give a positive result next week.

thanks so far for the support.