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11-20-2008, 02:11 AM
How does one totally (not just the message) avoid rebooting after installer
completes?

Sim Sherer
NewsArchive
11-20-2008, 02:12 AM
Sim,

> How does one totally (not just the message) avoid rebooting after
> installer completes?

To disable the reboot process, you can use the "Set Installer Flag" script
function.

Set Installer Flag $SB_RESTARTFLAG$ to "0"

See:
http://www.lindersoft.com/forums/showthread.php?p=20040

Please note that you have an incomplete installation if you suppress the
reboot.

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NewsArchive
11-20-2008, 02:12 AM
Hi Friedrich,

I was under the impression that this flag is only to avoid the message
dialog.
Why do you say the install will not be complete, because of registry
updates?
If all I need to do is replace some data file(s), the registry will not
necessarily change. Am I missing something?

Sim
NewsArchive
11-20-2008, 02:13 AM
Hi Sim,

> I was under the impression that this flag is only to avoid the message
> dialog.
> Why do you say the install will not be complete, because of registry
> updates?
> If all I need to do is replace some data file(s), the registry will not
> necessarily change. Am I missing something?

This flag will suppress the reboot at all.

You are missing one very important point. The installer does not ask for a
reboot "just for fun". If it replaced locked-files then the Windows
operation system needs a reboot to replace the files. If you do not reboot
Windows in this scenario then you have an incomplete installation because
the old (locked) files are still there.

BTW, it has nothing to do with the registry.

Does this help?

--
Friedrich Linder
Lindersoft
www.lindersoft.com
+1.954.252.3910

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NewsArchive
11-20-2008, 02:21 AM
Got it.
Thanks.
Sim
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