Activate InstallShield 2012 LE (limited edition) on a Team Build machine

Question

As stated in the license agreement, "Flexera Software grants Licensee the right to install and use the software on a single computer to be used exclusively with Visual Studio and the right to install and use up to two (2) additional instances for use within a Team Foundation Server environment".

The latter is exactly what I did: i installed the InstallShield 2012 Limited Edition on a Team Build machine (Team Foundation System 2012), where no installations of Visual Studio exist. Now, I can correctly compile and build my solution containing an ISL project. The problem is that when I run the built setup.exe, a message stating "This Setup was created with an EVALUATION VERSION of InstallShield" is shown.

So, the question is: how can I activate InstallShield 2012 Limited Edition on a Team Build machine where Visual Studio hasn't been installed?

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Answer 1

You need to run the License Activation on your TFS Build Server.

for the spring 2012 edition of Installshield LE the activator program can be found at C:\Program Files (x86)\InstallShield\2012SpringLE\System\TSConfig.exe

this will bring up a dialog box, and you can enter your activation code they sent when you registered for the InstallShield LE.

Gardol

Answer 2

I assume you are using the "Standalone Build" on your TFS build server? A license file (.lic) is required to install the Standalone Build. It can be obtained from the Product & License Center at https://flexerasoftware.subscribenet.com .

During installation of the standalone build, it should ask you for the .lic file. If you didn't have one at install time, it would create a trial install.

Basque

As I read it, users of InstallShield LE do not have access to a "Standalone Build" license. I ran into other issues, so I just disabled InstallShield projects for my TFS build for now ... – Jive