I’ve been stuck all day, and I just didn’t have enough ideas.
I am trying to run the installer from a CAB file initiated on a web page. I built a cabin file, which includes the installer (BlowbackInstaller.msi) and the inf file (see below).
Problem: When I got to the webpage in IE8, it correctly tells me that the control is trying to install and shows the correct signature information, so I know that it finds the CAB file and signs.
Then he will prompt me correctly if I want to install it. alt text http://www.freeimagehosting.net/uploads/cf19341e41.png
After I click the install button, it will simply continue processing the page without starting the installer. I know this because the installer has several dialogs.
I tested the installer (msi) separately and it works just fine, it looks like it does not start from CAB IE. I suspect the problem is in my INF file.
Here is the HTML to initiate it ...
<object id="bbc" codebase="../cabs/BlowbackControl.cab" classid="clsid:A4748756-061D-11DF-9D94-BD9455D89593"> <param name="_ExtentX" value="26" /> <param name="_ExtentY" value="26" /> </object>
Here is the contents of the .inf file in the CAB.
[version] signature="$CHICAGO$" AdvancedINF=2.0 [Setup Hooks] hook1=hook1 [hoook1] run=msiexec.exe /i %EXTRACT_DIR%\BlowbackInstaller.msi
Does anyone see something obvious, am I missing, or do you have ideas for troubleshooting?
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