InstallShield: cannot extract icon with index 0 vb.net

Question

Im trying to use installshield to mak an installer for my applicatoin but when I add my icon to it then when i try and build it i get the error message InstallShield: cannot extract icon with index 0

Any ideas?

Answer 1

Sure. InstallShield is trying to extract the embedded resource (icon) for Add/Remove Programs and/or a shortcut. Recompile your EXE to include an icon and the message will go away.

Answer 2

I faced something similar. You need to check that the exe from which the icon will be extracted is present on the path specified in Shortcut/Folder of Install Shield

Answer 3

The reason I get this message is usually because I have not selected the icon file on the Shortcuts/Folders dialogue: