Hi, I have a setup project with a shortcut on the start menu pointing to the program executable. However the icon is never displayed for the shortcut. I've tried placing an icon file in the program folder and then using that as the source of the shortcut's icon. But that works only sometimes. ...more >>

I have to do the deployment application for someone else Web Application and I have limited knowledge of deployment application project and .Net in general. The Web Application uses the output from a Windows Service project. And the Windows Service project includes 3 services and an Installer Cla...more >>

Hi, I have created an MSI using a VS.Net setup project. It displays a dialog where the user enters a value into a textbox before installation. The tech guys want to be able to install the MSI using Windows 2000 Group Policy. I don't know anything about Group Policy. Is it possible to spec...more >>

Hi, I have a couple of doubts. 1. We have created a setup for a web app and has deployed on the production servers. Incase we are giving a patch to fix a bug which includes some dll assemblies , js files etc. Right now, we are doing XCopy deployment for these files. Is there a better wa...more >>

OK, I'm just about to deploy my first comercially available peice of software but i am required to supply a timed trial version. i'm using Visual Studio.Net and targeting Windows 98+ Operating systems and i need some information on how exactly to go about preventing people to use the program af...more >>

in a VS.NET 2003 setup and deployment project, is there a way to determine where the .msi was executed from and maybe use that information from a script that you want your .msi to run ?...more >>

Hi, We are trying to install .NET framework 1.1 on a NT4 Server, server is compliant with prerequisites, but we always got the problem below (from dotnetfx.log file). Yes, we have SP6A installed!!! We could reproduce this problem on test server: we have a Q288179 patch installed, and it changes ...more >>

I like to create subfolders in my app's bin directory to hold application settings and such. 1) How come these do not appear when I create a deployment project? Do I have to manually create these for a second time? 2) Am I free to arbitrarily create folders in the setup project and ...more >>

Can anyone tell me how I can ensure the deletion of all application subdirectories on uninstall? I create several xml files programmatically, but these are not deleted on uninstallation. How can I accomplish this?...more >>

Is there any way to intergrate the .net 1.1 framework into windows XP installation CD Einar...more >>

Hi Phil thanks for suggestions First i checked that .msi file is generated - it is Even if it produced error on Content Files group it did create setup files fine. Second I added few content files one at a time - no problem Third I put a filer on Content Files - *.* so it is empty ...more >>

Hi there My usual VC 6 Setup fails on a XP Pro SP1 Computer with dotnet framework 1.1 installed. Upcoming error messages are from bizarre to useless, eg "the windows path MUST NOT contain spaces" (it does not !) or an ODBC error .... Uninstalling dotnet framework does not help. Same compute...more >>

Hello All I'm trying to install Visual Studio.NET on my XP Pro machine (Lap Top). At first I could not install it at all. If I wait for approx a week or so, the install will get a good way through. However it always stops and give the error Error 1711, An error occurred while writin...more >>

I have a .exe file which is generated by dotfuscator. How can I use it in deployment project? Please provide instruction as details as possible. Thanks in advance ...more >>

I created deployment project for my web application (to install on the same computer so I dont need to add runtime) Added project output AND content files would not build content files!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I did the same thing with other projects it worked!!! Here is the output window ++++++...more >>

Hi I have a setup that installs a web application . I want to create a event log from the application. I' m a bit confused why do i have to add the installer class to the application itself. I want to keep the setup seperate from the application. So can i have my custom actions as a seperate ...more >>

Hi I am deploying a winforms app via the windows installer and a VS.Net 2003 setup and deploymnet project. At the moment, I am adding launch conditions for the .Net Framework 1.1 and MDAC 2.7 or higher, and am prompting the user to run the relevant setup files if they're missing. I'm includ...more >>

Does framework 1.1 support all versions on windows 98 ? ...more >>

Hi, Is it possible to install a file into a directory specified by the value of a registry key ? ie, i want to install a sql server backup file into the directory specified by the registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MSSQLServer\Setup\SqlDataRoot tia andrew ...more >>

Hi, I try to install framework 1.1 on win XP SP 1. Framework 1.0 is already installed, but the setup of framework 1.1 stopped with error code 1603. What's wrong ? What can I do ? This is the part of dotNetFx.log: [10/23/03,08:47:32] Trying to load msi.dll [10/23/03,08:47:32] Loading: ...more >>

Hello I am using VS.net 2003 to create MSI-packages for my solutions... One of these solutions requires some settings to the .net security configuration settings. This means that I need to be able to run a (batch-)script that calls upon caspol.exe on the client machine as a part of the insta...more >>

hi all, i'm working on a database program for myself to learn how to program with visual basic .NET and Accesss database, and i have some problems, and i'll so gratfull if someone gave me some help on solving them: 1- when making setup i need to check if .NET frame work is installed or not, ...more >>

My setup and deployment project for a winforms app adds shortcut icons to the desktop and programs menu. But then you click on them, instead of launching the exe, it tries to launch an Installer and then shows a dialog: "The feature you are trying to use is on a network resource that is una...more >>

I have MDAC 2.7, .NET 1.0 (2914 and 3705), IE 6.0 SP1, Win2000 fully updated. The last entry in my dotnetfx.log says: [10/19/03,22:36:29] Calling MsiInstallProduct() with commandline: REBOOT=ReallySuppress I also try running the install from the command line with logging. The final lines of netf...more >>

I've built a system for a client and have created a Setup project. What I'm trying to do is to create shortcuts on the user's desktop and program menu. I'm using .NET Framework 1.0 I've 1) created shorcuts from the File System 2) selected shortcut properties 3) selected the Target pro...more >>

hi there , i can not find the list of all of the possible condition values and use like Version9X and such ! is there a list some where , to learn from ? thanks in advance , OL...more >>

Hi Is it possible for setup to copy a specified access database file only if it does not already exist? Thanks Regards ...more >>

I have a Windows Forms deployment project for an IE plugin w. an interop = assembly that has the Register.vsdraCOM attribute set. This assembly = does self-register in COM when the project is built in VS.Net 2003 IDE = w. "Register for COM Interop" set in the Build properties. Although all the...more >>

Can I have both the versions of Visual Studio.Net 2002 and 2003 on my production machine together. I want to test my app on 2003 as well. I might just change the soln or make a copy of my web project and open that up in 2003. Is this possible ? Thanks BG...more >>

In my Deployment Project (1.1, .NET 2003) I wanted to install a user's database file, etc. to the "SpecialFolder.LocalApplicationData" directory. But, In the "File System" View where you can choose the "Add Special Folder" menu, I only see an option for "User's Personal Data Folder" (o...more >>

I have a .Net solution with a deployment project that installs my app. I want to use a .cmd file to install this app. I have am using one of the TextBox dialogs as well as 2 radio button dialogs. Everything works fine when installing interactively. However when I try to set the value of the Text...more >>

I'm getting the above error in my setup and deployment project for a winforms app. The app uses an OCX control and I can't get the .msi project to register it correctly. I've specified "vsdrfCOM" in the ocx's Register property. Does anyone know what causes this build error please? Many than...more >>

I just recently installed .NET Framework 1.1 over an existing .NET Framework 1.0. I also installed the .NET Framework SDK. When I go to Visual Studio .NET 2002 Help- >About, it still shows .NET Framework 1.0 version 1.0.3705. Shouldn't it reflect the recent install?...more >>

Hi Can I force setup to install the app for all the users and not "Just for me"? Thanks Regards ...more >>

Hi I have added the license screen to the user interface. The problem is it does not appear anywhere during the setup. Do I need to do something to turn it on. Thanks Regards ...more >>

How can I get the setup to add the user selected installation path into a registry entry? Thanks Regards ...more >>

Hi Every Body: I made project by Vb.Net and I added to it a deployment project but I figure that the user interface is fix all what you can do it is adding some dialog box or change the order, my question is : Is there any way to edit the user interface of the deployment project for example add a...more >>

Hi When I create a setup for my application, it installs all files for the app in C:\Program Files\MyCo\MyApp folder. How can I have some of the files to be installed under :\Program Files\Common Files\... folder instead? Thanks Regards ...more >>

When running my .msi the first screen I say is "Incomplete Install"... I did enabled logging and this is the error I discovered, can someone help on this ? Action 16:05:24: AppSearch. Searching for installed applications AppSearch: Property: APPIE.2D02443E_7002_4C0B_ABC9_EAB2C064397B, Signatur...more >>

Hi I am trying to do some cleaning up of references to Assemblies that have been deleted is there a way to clean up the deleted assemblies? I have tried using gacutil -u but I can still see the non existent assembly coming up in the listing. I have been through all the registry to clean up the ...more >>

When attempting to install 1.1 of the framework on a windows 98 machine I get the error: Windows Installer is unavailable. What do I do? ...more >>

Hi all! I've just downloaded .NET Framework SDK and tried to install it but have faced the following error: Please uninstall the beta version of the following products and then rerun setup: Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 OK. I did so then tried to rerun the setup again and it has insta...more >>

We are getting ready to deploy our first dot net app to end users and need to know how to detect if a user already has the 1.1 framework on their machine... If they don't we want to send them to windowsupdate to get it and install it before we will continue. Is that the correct behavior? Or s...more >>

Hi, I am trying to install the .Net 2003 Enterprise Developer upgrade to a Win2k Server, SP3, VMWareSlice; 1.3G free space. .Net 2002 Enterprise Developer installed without a problem. I am attempting to do a full setup from a network setup. The network setup worked fine on my Win2k Profess...more >>

My .net framework 1.1 is corrupt or something is wrong. None of my 1.1 programs can run nor can any of the configuration wizards of 1.1. I've put 1.0 on and it runs 1.0 programs but I can't install 1.1 again because it says it already was installed by the operating system. I do not see ...more >>

Hello, I have a problem with installing Visual studio.NET. It has already been installed but I had to remove it because I had to install IIS for school. The teacher told me that if I wanted to install IIS I had to reinstall Visual Studio.Net. But now I cant get it installed again! Everytime t...more >>

I am using the Microsotfs Developing Environment and have created a SetUp project. I have added the 2-button dialog to allow the user to select between two languages. My question is now, Is there any "automatic" way of saving this language selection to the registry? /SåA ...more >>

Hi, My solution contains an Windows Installer Setup project and I want to redist MSDE 2000 by using the MSDE merge modules. I did add the merge modules to the project and how I want to customize the installation of the MSDE, but I'm missing information on how to do it. 1) When you run the i...more >>

Where can I find some more info on setting up a database at the time an app is setup? I am looking at doing this for my application....more >>

I can't debug from my asp.net application into a 2nd project that is my "just DLL code". The 2nd application is just a class library. I compiled the class library with "debug" selected before I hit "build". Both projects are within the same solution file and open together in Solution Explorer. Bu...more >>