is there a way i can edit a setup file to have the serial number when u start the setup.exe i read how to do this, on some webpage but forget what site or page that was they said something it had to do with setup.ini file editing it some how, i wanna do this for adobe illustrator cs heres what the setup.ini file contains ------- [Startup] AppName=Illustrator ProductGUID=91a4ad99-69ce-4745-97b7-0e0dfbecfde5 CompanyName=Adobe ErrorReportURL=http://www.installshield.com/isetup/ProErrorCentral.asp?ErrorCode=%d : 0x%x&ErrorInfo=%s MediaFormat=0 LogMode=1 Skin=setup.skin Resource=_Setup.dll SmallProgress=Y SplashTime=5 CheckMD5=n CmdLine= ShowPasswordDialog=N [Languages] Default=0x0009 count=1 key0=0x0009 -------------------------- if anyone can help me, please let me know
I'm posting 3 year after becouse i see this question in this forum and i know that is not so easy to find that information about how to customize an installshield setup.ini Also i respond about the question up for anyone who wants it for put a serial inside a setup.ini in a installshield program you must to edit the file puting the following: [Mif] Type=SMS FileName= SerialNo=XXXX-XXXX-XXXX --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Type=SMS must be writed just this way FileName= you can put the name of the program. This is optional is the name of the file .mif that installshield will create with the serial number (this is for instalator functions) you can fill it or not Where XXXX-XXXX-XXXX is the serial number of the program you want to put automatically the serial inside a setup.ini this will be this way: [Startup] AppName=Illustrator ProductGUID=91a4ad99-69ce-4745-97b7-0e0dfbecfde5 CompanyName=Adobe ErrorReportURL=http://www.installshield.com/isetup/ProErrorCentral.asp?ErrorCode=%d : 0x%x&ErrorInfo=%s MediaFormat=0 LogMode=1 Skin=setup.skin Resource=_Setup.dll SmallProgress=Y SplashTime=5 CheckMD5=n CmdLine= ShowPasswordDialog=N [Mif] Type=SMS FileName=AdobeIllustrator SerialNo=1034-1321-1027-5944-9318-9619 [Languages] Default=0x0009 count=1 key0=0x0009 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Enjoy!!!