Frequently asked questions
Tips and useful information about CreateInstall.
| Antivirus false positives | What to do if an antivirus finds viruses in installation files, which create a CreateInstall installation. |
| Command Prompt Mode | Creating installations in the command prompt mode. |
| How to create shortcuts | Let us consider the issue of creating shortcuts in the CreateInstall installer. Which commands to use and which parameters to specify to create shortcuts during the installation process. |
| How to get Control ID | With the help of which programs can you get the identifier of an element in a dialog window. |
| How to sign an installation | In this article we will look as several questions: why do you need code signing for installations and programs, how do you get a certificate and how do you use CreateInstall to sign installations. |
| How to use environment variables when creating an installation | How to use current environment variables when creating an installation. |
| Installing 64-bit applications | Consider a task installing 64-bit applications by using the installer CreateInstall. We explain what you need to do that correctly install 64-bit applications. |
| Use of local variables | How to use local variables in the installer’s commands and substitution of variables‘ values. |
| How to install CreateInstall on an external hard drive or USB flash drive | You can install CreateInstall to any folder on your PC, or on an external disk drive or USB flash drive. |
| How to specify a filter for installation files | How to define a filter function for unpacking files in the CreateInstall installer. |
| Common dialog parameters | The list of common dialog parameters in the CreateInstall installer. |
| How to define a custom dialog function | It allows you to specify your own dialog message function for any dialog. |
| Global variables | The description of global variables in the CreateInstall installer. |
| How to move and resize dialog controls | You can move and resize the controls of dialog windows in the CreateInstall installer. |
| How to use If Condition | How to use If Condition parameter in the CreateInstall installer. |
| How to show language-dependent text | How to define different texts for different languages in the CreateInstall installer. |
| How to create several installations from one project | CreateInstall allows you to create several installations using only one project. |
| Predefined folders | The list of predefined user's folders in the CreateInstall installer. |
| Predefined variables | List of predefined variables in the installations made with the CreateInstall installer. |
| Variables of dialogs | List of the dialog variable parameters in the CreateInstall installer. |
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