Installshield Custom Dialogue Installer

Question

I have built an Installshield installer successfully..and it is up and running..But I am a few customization away from perfection .While asking for administrative pr

Answer 1

UAC Prompt: "If you Authenticode-sign your .msi package, Windows will show that as the name. Otherwise, you get MSI's temporary copy of it, which has a random name." (from Bob Arnson's answer here (WiX developer & overall master of conciseness).

So you need to get a digital code-signing certificate - if you don't have one - and then you will get rid of this problem once you sign the MSI package.

Technically you use the /d command line argument when executing signtool.exe to sign your MSI file (source - Scott Langham). I believe you specify the name you want displayed with this option. Also see this answer.

Code Signing Certificate & SmartScreen: Please see this answer for more details on signing, Installshield and the issue of trust and SmartScreen / Windows Defender (very important issue): How to add publisher in Installshield 2018.

A direct link to the Installshield help file: Digital Signing and Security.

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Some Links (adding as reference for the community - shouldn't be needed for you):

• The UAC prompt shows a temporary random Program Name for msi, can the correct name be displayed?
• WIX-Installer MSI Publisher Unknown
• Package signing , and digital certificate
• WIX-Installer MSI Publisher Unknown
• Odd 'Program name' when installing signed msi installer
• Why do I still see publisher unknown with the UAC prompt?
• How to pass the Windows Defender SmartScreen Protection?
• How to avoid the Windows Defender SmartScreen prevented an unrecognized app from starting warning?
• WiX: Digitally Sign BootStrapper project
• signtool fail with Inno Setup with exit code 0x1
• InnoSetup - fails to use global sign EV code signing
• Is it possible to define a Windows Installer-uninstaller filename?