You can read custom parameters with the {param} constant, example: if ExpandConstant(‘{param:Mode|DefaultMode}’) = ‘DefaultMode’ then begin Log(‘Installing for default mode’); end else begin Log(‘Installing for different mode’); end;if ExpandConstant(‘{param:Mode|DefaultMode}’) = ‘DefaultMode’ then begin Log(‘Installing for default mode’); end else begin Log(‘Installing for different mode’); end; It works with syntax like /Name=Value. And can also be […]

Inside “ssPostInstall” of CurStepChanged() add this code: //create user desktop shortcut ShortcutPath := ExpandConstant(‘{userdesktop}’) + ‘\YourApp.lnk’; CreateShellLink(ShortcutPath, ‘YourApp’, ExpandConstant(‘{app}\YourApp.exe’), ”, ExpandConstant(‘{app}’), ”, 0, SW_SHOWNORMAL);//create user desktop shortcut ShortcutPath := ExpandConstant(‘{userdesktop}’) + ‘\YourApp.lnk’; CreateShellLink(ShortcutPath, ‘YourApp’, ExpandConstant(‘{app}\YourApp.exe’), ”, ExpandConstant(‘{app}’), ”, 0, SW_SHOWNORMAL); If you want to disable desktop icon via command-line, use this: if ExpandConstant(‘{param:skipdesktopicon|false}’) <> ‘false’ […]

How to detect VMWare Virtual Machine via WMIC: wmic bios get serialnumber /format:listwmic bios get serialnumber /format:list The output is like this: SerialNumber=VMware-56 4d 95 b1 5a fa 05 0f-28 d0 2d d4 a3 fe e2 5dSerialNumber=VMware-56 4d 95 b1 5a fa 05 0f-28 d0 2d d4 a3 fe e2 5d Alternatively you can query […]

How to detect Virtual PC Virtual Machine via WMIC: wmic baseboard get manufacturer, product /format:listwmic baseboard get manufacturer, product /format:list The output is like this: Manufacturer=Microsoft Corporation Product=Virtual MachineManufacturer=Microsoft Corporation Product=Virtual Machine Another way is to query “csproduct” like this: wmic csproduct get vendor, name /format:listwmic csproduct get vendor, name /format:list The output is like […]