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Scheduled task not created with silent installation

I've created a setup file using InstallShield Limited Edition, and I have a custom action that creates a scheduled task in the "After Setup Completed Success dialog" custom actions folder for installation:

schtasks.exe /create /xml "[INSTALLDIR]\task definition.xml" /tn "My Task"

If I run the setup as administrator, or I start it from a system context, everything goes fine.

However, if I run it silently, with the /S /v/qn command line parameters, everything works except for the task, which is not created.

How can I create the task also with a silent installation?

Solution

  • Lots of reason this could happen. If for example you have this running as a custom action in your UI sequence, the UI sequence doesn't run under a silent install. You would need to put it in the Execute sequence.