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How To Perform A PowerShell Custom Action In Restricted , RemoteSigned in Window 7 Environment

Hello,

I am trying to share with you, a short tutorial to use PowerShell Custom Action. Please, let me know if there are some mistakes or misunderstanding.

Pre requirement :

  • PowerShell v1 or more (in my case i have v2)
  • InstallShield v2012 or with powershell module (in my case i have v2012)
  • Run MSI file as Admin user

To check the powershell version :

 

$PSVersionTable  

 

My custom firt action is write in ps1, remove registry value on installation

 

Remove-ItemProperty -Path HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Citrix\PNAgent -Name ServerURL -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

 

and remove files and folders in the folder C:\Windonws\Logs\CBS during uninstallation.

 
Remove-Item "C:\Windows\Logs\CBS\" -Force -Recurse  -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue  
 

 

1)First set a System Search to check PowerShell is installed.

Signature

Root

Key

Name

Type

Windows_PowerShell_sin

2

SOFTWARE\Microsoft\PowerShell\1\PowerShellEngine

PowerShellVersion

2

 

2)Next select the Policy execution for the Custom Action

Have to set the required property .

IS_PS_EXECUTIONPOLICY= Unrestricted|RemoteSigned|AllSigned

I choose Unrestricted because I have not signed my script.

 

Property

Value

IS_PS_EXECUTIONPOLICY

Unrestricted

 

3)After Add the PowerShell Custon Action

Action

Type

Source

Target

Extended

sample_custom_action_ps1

1

ISPSWRAP.DLL

PS1

 

 

4) In the Binary table add the script file

 

Name

Data

ISBuildSourcePath

ISPSWRAP.DLL

[Binary Data]

<ISProductFolder>\redist\language   independent\i386\PowerShellWrap.dll

5) Eventually put the custom action in the  sequence between the custom  ISPowerShellStartup  and  ISPowerShellCleanup  with the Condition :

POWERSHELLVERSION<>" " AND REMOVE="ALL" 

6) At the end compile and run it !

For more informations, looking for PowerShell in the InstallShield Help Library.


Comments

  • the above method, will work fine when using them in a ISM however, when adding the custom actions in a MST , there is no way to add them. Have you by any chance fumbled on a method which successfully does so. - talonsprem87 10 years ago
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