InstallShield 2019
This table provides tips for troubleshooting errors that may occur when you upgrade a project (.ism file) created with InstallShield Professional to InstallShield.
Error Number |
Message |
Troubleshooting Tips |
-61 |
Could not extract the InstallShield Professional project version. Version 5.5 is assumed. |
Make sure the project you are trying to convert is InstallShield Professional version 5.5 or later. If your setup was created using an earlier version of InstallShield Professional, visit the Support Web site for help. |
-62 |
Could not find key LanguageSupport under section [Language] in file <FileName> |
The languages your InstallShield Professional setup support could not be determined. You need to define the supported languages manually. |
-63 |
Could not find key ProductName under section [Data] in file <FileName> |
The name of your InstallShield Professional project could not be determined. You need to enter this information manually in the Subject field of the Summary Information Stream. |
-64 |
Could not find key Author under section [Data] in file <FileName> |
The name of the InstallShield Professional setup could not be determined. You need to manually enter this information in the Author field of the Summary Information Stream. |
-65 |
Could not find key Version under section [Data] in file <FileName> |
The version of your setup project could not be determined. You must manually enter this information in the Product Version setting of the General Information view. |
-66 |
Could not find key HomeUrl under section [Data] in file <FileName> |
The URL for your application could not be determined. You need to enter this information in one or all of the following settings in the General Information view: Publisher/Product URL, Support URL, and Product Update URL. |
-67 |
Could not find key CompanyName under section [Data] in file <FileName> |
Your Company Name could not be read from the InstallShield Professional project file. You need to manually enter this information in the Publisher setting in the General Information view. |
-68 |
Could not find key InstallationGuid under section [Data] in file <FileName> |
The GUID of your installation could not be determined. A new GUID has been created for you in the Product Code setting in the General Information view. If you have the original GUID for your setup, you can overwrite the new GUID generated for you. |
-69 |
Could not find key CurrentFileGroupDef under section [Data] in file <FileName> |
A reference to your project’s file groups could not be found. Verify your InstallShield Professional’s file group settings, save your project, and try upgrading your project again. |
-70 |
Could not find key CurrentComponentDef under section [Data] in file <FileName> |
A reference to your project’s components could not be found. Verify your InstallShield Professional project’s component settings, save your project, and try upgrading your project again. |
-79 |
Could not find key Platforms under section <SectionName> in file <.ipr file>. |
If your project was created with a version of InstallShield Professional earlier than InstallShield Professional 7.0, you can ignore this warning. |
-80 |
Could not find key Password under section <SectionName> in file <.ipr file>. |
If your project was created with a version of InstallShield Professional earlier than InstallShield Professional 7.0, you can ignore this warning. |
-81 |
Warning: The Copyright, Department, Email, and Summary settings are not used. Warning: The Descriptions.txt, Instructions.txt, and Notes.txt files are not used. Warning: Use the Source Control option in the Project menu to add your project to source control. |
The your project was created with a version of InstallShield Professional earlier than InstallShield Professional 7.0, you can ignore these warnings. |
-82 |
Could not find key RunDebug under section <SectionName> in file <.ipr file>. |
If your project was created with a version of InstallShield Professional earlier than InstallShield Professional 7.0, you can ignore this warning. |
-241 |
Could not find key SELFREGISTERING under section <FileGroupName> in file <FileName> |
Error determining if your file groups are self-registering. By default, your new components created from this file group are not marked as self-registering. You can change this setting in the property page for the appropriate component. |
-242 |
Could not find key TARGET under section <FileGroupName> in file <FileName> |
The Target directory of one of your file groups could not be determined. The component or components created from this file group point to <INSTALLDIR> by default. You can change this setting in the appropriate component’s Destination property. |
-243 |
Could not find key LANGUAGE under section <FileGroupName> in file <FileName> |
The target languages for one of your file groups could not be determined. The component created from this file group will be language independent. You can change this setting in the appropriate component’s Languages property. |
-244 |
Could not find key FOLDER under section [DYNAMIC] in file <FileName> |
A reference to your dynamic file links could not be found for one of your file groups. As a result, none of the files referenced by that dynamic link were migrated. You can either open your InstallShield Professional project and verify your dynamic link settings, or manually add these files to your new project. |
-245 |
Could not find key INCLUDESUBDIR under section [DYNAMIC] in file <FileName> |
It could not be determined if subfolders were to be included as part of your dynamic link for one of your file groups. As a result, no subfolders are included in your new project. You can either open your InstallShield Professional project and verify your dynamic link settings, or manually add these files to your new project. |
-246 |
Could not find key WILDCARD under section [DYNAMIC] in file <FileName> |
The wildcards you specified for one of your dynamic links could not be read. As a result, all files included in the dynamic link’s specified directory were added to your setup. You can either open your InstallShield Professional project and verify your dynamic link settings, or manually remove unwanted files from your new project. |
-247 |
Could not find key FILETYPE under section <SectionName> in file <Path>\Default.fdf |
It could not be determined if one of your file groups was marked as shared. As a result, the components created from that file group are not marked as shared. To change this setting, change the appropriate component’s Shared property to Yes. |
-252 |
Could not find key Folder under section <SectionName> in file <.ipr file>. |
If your project was created with a version of InstallShield Professional earlier than InstallShield Professional 7.0, you can ignore this warning. |
-281 |
Error opening file <Path>\Default.fdf |
A reference to your file groups could not be found. Verify your file group settings in your InstallShield Professional project, save, and open your project in InstallShield 2019 again. |
-282 |
Error Opening file: <FileName> |
The upgrade could not locate one of your file groups. Therefore, no files associated with that file group were added to your setup. Verify your file group settings in your InstallShield Professional project, save, and open your project in InstallShield 2019 again. |
-283 |
Could not find section [FILEGROUPS] in file <Path>\Default.fdf |
A reference to your file groups could not be found. Verify your file group settings in your InstallShield Professional project, save, and open your project in InstallShield 2019 again. |
-284 |
Could not find section <SectionName> in file <Path>\Default.fdf |
One of your file groups could not be found. As a result, none of the files associated with that file group were added to your project. Verify your file group settings in your InstallShield Professional project, save, and open your project in InstallShield 2019 again. |
-285 |
Could not find key FILETYPE under section <SectionName> in file <Path>\Default.fdf |
InstallShield could not determine if the files for one of your file groups was linked to dynamically or statically. As a result, none of that file group’s files were added to your setup. Verify your file group settings in your InstallShield Professional project, save, and open your project in InstallShield again. |
-286 |
Could not find section [DYNAMIC] in file <FileName> |
InstallShield could not determine if the files for one of your file groups was linked to dynamically or statically. As a result, none of that file group’s files were added to your setup. Verify your file group settings in your InstallShield Professional, save, and open your project in InstallShield again. |
-301 |
Could not find key DESCRIPTION under section <SectionName> in file <Path>\Default.cdf |
The Description property for one of your components could not be read. Enter this information manually in the Description property for the feature created from your component. |
-302 |
Could not find key DISPLAYTEXT under section <SectionName> in file <Path>\Default.cdf |
The display name for one of your components could not be read. Enter this information manually in the Display Name property for the feature created from your component. |
-303 |
Could not find key COMMENT under section <SectionName> in file <Path>\Default.cdf |
The comments for one of your component could not be found. Enter this information manually in the Comments property of the appropriate component. |
-306 |
Could not find key <KeyName> under section <SectionName> in file <.ipr file>. |
If your project was created with a version of InstallShield Professional earlier than InstallShield Professional 7.0, you can ignore this warning. |
-341 |
Error Opening file: <Path<\Default.cdf |
There was an error importing your components. As a result, no features were created. Verify the component settings in your InstallShield Professional, save, and open your project in InstallShield again. |
-342 |
Could not find section [COMPONENTS] in file <Path>\Default.cdf |
There was an error importing your components. As a result, no features were created. Verify the component settings in your InstallShield Professional project, save, and open your project in InstallShield again. |
-343 |
Could not find section <SectionName> in file <Path>\Default.cdf |
There was an error importing one of your components. As a result, that component was not migrated. Verify the component settings in your InstallShield Professional project, save, and open your project in InstallShield again. |
-401 |
Error opening file <Path>\Default.reg |
The registry information associated with your InstallShield Professional project could not be read. As a result, no registry information was migrated. Verify the registry settings in your InstallShield Professional project, save, and open your project in InstallShield again. |
-402 |
Could not find section [DATA] in file <Path>\Default.re |
The registry information associated with your InstallShield Professional project could not be read. As a result, no registry information was migrated. Verify the registry settings in your InstallShield Professional project, save, and open your project in InstallShield again. |
-403 |
Could not find section <SectionName> in file <Path>\Default.re |
A portion of your registry information could not be read. As a result, that registry data was not migrated. Verify the registry settings in your InstallShield Professional project, save, and open your project in InstallShield again. |
-404 |
Could not find section <SectionName> in file <Path>\Default.re |
A portion of your registry information could not be read. As a result, that registry data was not migrated. Verify the registry settings in your InstallShield Professional project, save, and open your project in InstallShield again. |
-421 |
Could not find key TARGET under section <SectionName> in file <Path>\Default.shl |
The target for one of your shortcuts could not be determined. Manually enter this information in the Target property of the appropriate shortcut. |
-422 |
Could not find key ICONFILE under section <SectionName> in file <Path>\Default.shl |
The icon for one of your shortcuts could not be determined. Manually enter this information in the Icon File property of the appropriate shortcut. |
-423 |
Could not find key ICONINDEX under section <SectionName> in file <Path>\Default.shl |
The icon index for one of your shortcuts could not be determined. Manually enter this information in the Icon Index property of the appropriate shortcut. |
-424 |
Could not find key DISPLAYTEXT under section <SectionName> in file <Path>\Default.shl |
The shortcut text for one of your shortcuts could not be determined. Manually enter this information in the Display Name property of the appropriate shortcut. |
-425 |
Could not find key PARAMETERS under section <SectionName> in file <Path>\Default.shl |
The arguments for one of your shortcuts could not be determined. Manually enter this information in the Arguments property of the appropriate shortcut. |
-426 |
Could not find key SHORTCUTKEY under section <SectionName> in file <Path>\Default.shl |
The shortcut key for one of your shortcuts could not be determined. Manually enter this information in the Hot Key property of the appropriate shortcut. |
-427 |
Could not find key STARTIN under section <SectionName> in file <Path>\Default.shl |
The start in directory for one of your shortcuts could not be determined. Manually enter this information in the Working Directory property for the appropriate shortcut. |
-428 |
Could not find key COMMENTS under section <SectionName> in file <Path>\Default.shl |
The comments for one of your shortcuts could not be read. Manually enter this information in the Comments property for the appropriate shortcut. |
-429 |
Could not find key RUN under section <SectionName> in file <Path>\Default.shl |
The Run property of one of your shortcuts could not be read. This property will be set to Normal by default in the appropriate shortcut’s Run property. |
-430 |
Could not find key Typeunder section <SectionName> in file <.ipr file>. |
If your project was created with a version of InstallShield Professional earlier than InstallShield Professional 7.0, you can ignore this warning. |
-431 |
Could not find key Uninstall under section <SectionName> in file <.ipr file>. |
If your project was created with a version of InstallShield Professional earlier than InstallShield Professional 7.0, you can ignore this warning. |
-432 |
Could not find key DisplayText under section <SectionName> in file <.ipr file>. |
If your project was created with a version of InstallShield Professional earlier than InstallShield Professional 7.0, you can ignore this warning. |
-433 |
Could not find key Shared under section <SectionName> in file <.ipr file>. |
If your project was created with a version of InstallShield Professional earlier than InstallShield Professional 7.0, you can ignore this warning. |
-434 |
Could not find key Replace under section <SectionName> in file <.ipr file>. |
If your project was created with a version of InstallShield Professional earlier than InstallShield Professional 7.0, you can ignore this warning. |
-435 |
Could not find key InternetShortcut under section <SectionName> in file <.ipr file>. |
If your project was created with a version of InstallShield Professional earlier than InstallShield Professional 7.0, you can ignore this warning. |
-440 |
Could not find key EngineBinding under section <SectionName> in file <.ipr file>. |
If your project was created with a version of InstallShield Professional earlier than InstallShield Professional 7.0, you can ignore this warning. |
-441 |
Could not find key UpdateMode under section <SectionName> in file <.ipr file>. |
If your project was created with a version of InstallShield Professional earlier than InstallShield Professional 7.0, you can ignore this warning. |
-442 |
Could not find key UpdateService under section <SectionName> in file <.ipr file>. |
If your project was created with a version of InstallShield Professional earlier than InstallShield Professional 7.0, you can ignore this warning. |
-443 |
Could not find key LogFile under section <SectionName> in file <.ipr file>. |
If your project was created with a version of InstallShield Professional earlier than InstallShield Professional 7.0, you can ignore this warning. |
-461 |
Error opening file <Path>\Default.shl |
The shell object information associated with your InstallShield Professional project could not be read. As a result, no shortcuts were created. Verify that the shell object settings in your InstallShield Professional project, save, and open the project in InstallShield again. |
-462 |
Could not find section [DATA] in file <Path>\Default.shl |
The shell object information associated with your InstallShield Professional project could not be read. As a result, no shortcuts were created. Verify that the shell object settings in your InstallShield Professional project, save, and open the project in InstallShield again. |
-463 |
Could not find key <KeyName> under section [DATA] in file <Path>\Default.shl |
One of your shortcuts could not be migrated. Manually create this shortcut in the Shortcuts explorer. |
-464 |
Could not find section <SectionName> in file <Path>\Default.shl |
One of your shortcuts could not be migrated. Manually create this shortcut in the Shortcuts explorer. |
-471 |
Could not find section <SectionName> in file <.ipr file>. |
If your project was created with a version of InstallShield Professional earlier than InstallShield Professional 7.0, you can ignore this warning. |
-500 |
Could not find key <KeyName> under section <SectionName> in file <.ipr file>. |
If your project was created with a version of InstallShield Professional earlier than InstallShield Professional 7.0, you can ignore this warning. |
See Also
Upgrade Warnings (Upgrading from InstallShield Professional)
InstallShield 2019 Help LibraryApril 2019 |
Copyright Information | Flexera |