Hi I want to hide Repair/Remove dialog box while uninstalling from setup. And I also want to hide the dialog for installation address in Web Setup, I need the Virtual Directory to be hardcoded while makin the setup. please help Bye nd TIA Pradeep ...more >>

Hi,, Is there somebody who can answer my question about this machanism. I have an application which calls a webservice to get current time and date ( simple). I have put these two on the server and client requests this application through IE (No touch deployment) .everything is fine . My pro...more >>

Hi all, 1. My application with launch condition checking the client PC has .net framework 1.1.4322, but i have tried that if there are .net 2.0 installed it seems not work well as expected. I still prompt and require 1.1 framework to be installed. How to solve it so that my version could p...more >>

Hi, I have .net redistributable 1.1 and I tried to install sp1 from windows update, but it terminated part way through install. I now can't remove or repair 1.1 and I can't upgrade to sp1. Any ideas? -- Thanks, Andrew Bonney (abweb) www.andrewbonney.com andrew@bonney.co.uk Tel: 01943...more >>

Hey Group, Today we gonna discuss Soapsuds tool. Soapsuds is shipped with .Net FrameWork and is used by .Net remoting Client Applications to generate xml schema,proxy class or assembly for their HTTP Remoting Server. Client App can use this proxy class or the assembly as a reference to the...more >>

Dear all, I am creating a delopment project to create the installer .msi. In VS.NET 2003, there have a UI for user to input the serial number in predifined format with check sum. In my project, I also added my custom action to do somthing. Such as read the serial number and write it to dat...more >>

hi how to create a shortcut to a folder programmatically from VB.NET? regards, ...more >>

Hi, I have deployed a .net application of across the web, using standard code (attached). THis works except that I have to give trust to the 7 dlls in my application individually using the .Net Framework 'trust an assembly' wizard. I can't expect my users to do that. Firstly, I would lik...more >>

Hey all I have been having a problem installing SP1 for .NET Framework 1.1. I know many people have had similar problems, but I am unable to get it installed, even after trying many suggestions. Basically during the install I get the following error: SL6.tmp - Common Language Runtime De...more >>

Dear all, I have a question on C# Winform on the Setup Project. The question is, I want to change the default path of the destination folder for the setup project instead of 'DefaultLocation' -> [ProgramFilesFolder]\[ProductName]. Change to, for example, "C:\MyDocument\ProductName", can i...more >>

I have a problem that I believe is simple, but I can't figure out how to make it work. I want to create a folder on the target machine with the Version property in the name. How do I make this substitution happen? I've tried specifying [Version] as the folder name in the file system view, bu...more >>

I can start the Framework 1.1 SP1 install, which launches, starts to run and then hangs with 2 progress bars until I have to kill the application and reboot. Has anyone experienced this same problem? Is there an install log that I can examine to help me understand where it hung and possibl...more >>

I see 2 versions. Visual Studio .net professional and Visual Studio .net Enterprise Developer. Can someone tell me which of these 2 is the best to buy. Thanks in advance, Joe in Florida ...more >>

I have an existing COM+ application (developed in VB6) exported as an MSI package. I would like to execute (install) this MSI package from a setup project done in .NET. I would, in other words, like this MSI package to be installed at the client machine as a part of the .NET setup installation...more >>

Hi, sorry that I posted this on another group, I found group more appropriate. I have a MSCOMM object on my VB.NET project. When I run the program in development environment, everything is running fine. So I added a setup project to create a setup program, when I was adding it, it said: T...more >>

Hi, My SBS2003 .Net is corrupt. How do I reinstall? There is no listing for .Net in Add/Remove programs. GaryK ...more >>

While trying to install the .NET Framework 1.1 on XP Pro and NT 4 computers, I recieve an error at the end of the installation when setup is trying to register System.EnterpriseServices.dll ------------------------------------------- This is the dialog: (title) RegSvcs.exe - Common language r...more >>

Hello, everyone: I have an windows application that requires IE6.0, windows player 9.0 or later and flash player7.0 or later. I want to add launch conditions for them. I guess I need to add registry launch condition, but I can not find the vertion values of them. Could anyone help?...more >>

Given: A physical directory that contains all folders and files for a web application Problem: Programmatically configure the physical directory as an IIS application. Any solution (.NET- or VBScript-based) are very well appreciated. Thanks =)...more >>

Ms says I need to install MDAC 2.6 or later to tun Data on my app, but this MDAC does not include MS.JET.4.O Oledb Driver, It does not make sense to me. So now I have to instal MDAC 2.5 and MDAC 2.6...more >>

Hi I hv made .net web setup, it is working properly but i dont want the entry to be added in Add/Remove Programs List. Is it possible, if yes, thn how. And 1 more thing i hv put some registry check in launch condition, its wroking fine while installing but it doesn't while uninstalli...more >>

Hi there, I throw an InstallException in Install phase. I got the following message: "An unhandled exception has occurred in a component of your application. Click continue and application will ignore the error and attampt to continue. " After I click continue, the install continued an...more >>

Hi, I'd like to install shortcut to my app in windows start up menu only when user click on "yes" button during installation. So I set User's Startup Folder "Condition" property to INSTALLONDEMAND=1 which is configured in user interface dialog editor, in case "Yes", INSTALLONDEMAND=1, and i...more >>

I have a project that contains exe files, assemblies and application config file. I have created a setup project for install and it works fine even for upgrade. the problem is that while upgrading my application, ALL files are replaced in the customer station including the app.exe.config file...more >>

Hi, I need to include MSDE set up as a part of my application setup program. Please let me know how i can achive this. Rajiv ...more >>

I have developed an application with C# and have created a setup project that will install .NET Framework and MDAC 2.8 if needed. However, my application uses Jet Database 4.0 to access the stored data. How can I tell setup to install Jet Database 4.0 if it is needed? I can install it manu...more >>

Hello to all. I have created a deployment package for my .net app. My deployment package seachers for a registry key and uses its value as the default location for my application (done via Launch Conditions editor). However, if the registry key does not exist, it the deployment package pops...more >>

I'm using a very simple VB6 .Dll in my project I made a Setup project for my VB.NET App after instal the Framework, IE,MDAC.. When I run the setup on the client machine (win98) it shows an error saying that it can register my VB6 Dll so I have to click continue. the app run well until it...more >>

Hi Guys, Today we will discuss Ngen.exe and then there are some questions regarding Ngen which ahve always bothered me. I have managed to get answers to them ..... please read thru and let me know your answers to them ... coz I am sure these questions must have bothered u also. Lets start...more >>

..Net is required to run Norton Ghost so, 2 days ago, subsequent to a Norton Ghost 9.0 install I installed .Net along with it's service pack. I use a linksys router (wrt54gs) for internet, file and print sharing and noticed a slowdown in throughput internet speed immediately. Eventually, after...more >>

Hey Guys, Today we are going to look at Code Access Security. Code access security is a feature of .NET that manages code depending on its trust level. If the CLS trusts the code enough to allow it ro run then it will execute, the code execution depends on the permission provided to the ass...more >>

Hi I want to install SQL Server 2000 developer edition on a Windows XP machine in which MSDE 2000A has been installed. Any instructions I can follow in such situation? Thanks...more >>

Just got a new computer and I can't install my Visual Basic.net. I run disk 1 and I am asked to insert my Prerequisite disk in the drive, the Prerequisite disk does its thing and I exit it and place my VB.net disk 1 back in the drive and it once again asks for the Prerequisite disk. How can I ge...more >>

Type Library Importer : tlbImp This tool is used to convert the type library definitons found in COM components to .NET assembly. This tool works on the entire type library at the same time and hence you cannot use this tool to generate type information for a particular type found in the COM...more >>

Hi, I'm having a strange problem and I'm not able to resolve it. Can someone help me please ? I want to create a MSI (setup package) to install a assembly into the GAC. When I build the project I get this error: Unable to build assembly named 'NameOfTheAssembly.dll', HRESULT == '8007065B...more >>

I need to run a command line app after installing the application using a file that is included in my installation. For instance: IncludedApp.exe /register How can I accomplish this? I am pretty new to creating setup routines.... ...more >>

Hi All, Assembly linker is a tool which is used to create an assembly by combining one or more .netmodules and resource files. In simple words an .netmodule is an IL file that does not have manifest in it .... you can say its an assembly without the manifest ... and hence a non -assembly f...more >>

Hi, I have a Windows Service (VS 2003, CLR 1.1, c#) which works just great, plus a setup project for my service. However, when I install the service (Local System), it does not start directly after install. I must go to the services list and press start. It is, however, setup for "Automatic...more >>

Hi, I had installed vs.net 2003 on my sytem at home. But the problem is that I'm unable to debug the applications and also the web applications are not running correctly. I'm ubale to trace out the problem. Whenever I'm trying to debug an application, its giving me the following error...more >>

Hi there, I have two immediate CAs, one is jscript CA and the other is vbscript CA. I found these CAs were called twice during the installation. Once was the place I specified such as after the NEXT button in Welcom Form was clicked, the other time called was before the new file installed a...more >>

Hi, I have a web deployment project that also installs a web service using an additional "Web Application Folder". The web deployment asks the user for a port number and I'd like to install the web service to this port also. I have a custom action (written in c#), so I could set the relevan...more >>