Why does InstallShield ask for a restart?
installation, installshield, windows-installer
Solution
You can use WhyReboot after the setup, it will show you pending reboot file and registry keys that could not be modified during the setup.
Problem
I have an installshield installer that works fine under normal circumstances. But when I run it while a particular software is running, the installer asks for a restart at the end. Now on some research I have come to learn that a restart is asked only when the installer wants to modify files that are currently locked by other processes. Is there anyway that I can find out which is the file installsheild wants to modify? (but cannot because it is locked by another process) I would also like to know if it is only file modifications that affect the restart/no restart or is it also associated with registry key modifications.