I installed .NET SDK v1.1. When I click samples and Tutorials, The page C:\Program Files\Microsoft.NET\SDK\v1.1\Samples\StartSamples.htm appears However, when I click one of these topics ASP.Net QuickStarts ASP.NET Mobile Controls QuickStart Windows Forms QuickStart Common Tasks QuickStart ...more >>

Please look at my problem below, wherein I am struck from the past 10 days. I have an ASP.NET app where I am downloading an excel file, very large indeed. After this my inetinfo.exe process is blocking around 20 MB of memory. This memory is not getting released. Also, aspnet_wp.exe is exhaustin...more >>

I have set Intall, Uninstall, Commit and Rollback custom actions for Installer class that has ServiceProcessInstaller and ServiceInstaller classes added to Installers collection. However I still get the "The specified service already exists" error when I try to reinstall the application. ...more >>

I'm trying to install the .Net framework 1.1 on Windows 2000 SP4,running an AMD Athlon 2800+. It drops out with a vague error message "cannot be installed on this platform". I checked the dotNetfx.log and came up with this [04/29/04,17:24:23] Starting Install.ex [04/29/04,17:24:23] Parsing swit...more >>

Hello, I have Windows 2003 Server with .Net Framework 1.1 installed (part of the OS), and have used Windows Update to install the Service Pack 2 (the only way you can install it). The install seems to go fine, but Windows Update keeps telling me I need to install Service Pack 2. I have had thi...more >>

I have a .NET MSI Web Setup Project that will not execute on my windows 2003 server. When I run the MSI, the installer immediately says: "The installer was interrupted before XXX could be installed." My MSI installer is basic, no custom action or anything else. Could someone please let me know...more >>

I have a deployment project that does a number of things during the installation including updasting web.config, installing a database and loading default information into some of the database tables The one thing I cannot figure out how to do is to generate a shortcut that will load my default we...more >>

Hi all. I'm unable to install Dot Net 1.1 SDK. When i run setup.exe it installs only the documentations. Please help. Thanks, Sharon. ...more >>

Hi! While installaing 'ASP to ASP.NET Migration Assistant' tool,encountered an error :'Windows NT user or group 'MSCOE-3\IUSER_MSCOE-3' not found.Check the name again.' Can U suggest a solution for this? Thanks to U! Regards, Rajkumari ___ Newsgroups brought to you courtesy of www.dotne...more >>

I am trying to setup a single setup project in VS.NET 2003 to deploy two windows services, an application, and the common libraries required by both I want to install the services in two sub-directories under the user directory, and the main application in the user directory. I want to common libr...more >>

I have been running with Visual Studio 2003 for several months - no problem ( framework 1.1 ). I recently tried to install a new app that requires the 1.0 framework. I downloaded the dotnetfx.exe from MS and tried to install but it fail's with 1 1603 error: I understand that 1.0 and 1.1 can co...more >>

Background: 1. Inherited application from developer who unfortunately passed away and thus is not available to answer questions. 2. Currently the application has been maintained on his development system; however, that system is due to be reassigned. Therefore the current task at hand is to ...more >>

VS .NET 2003 Web Setup Project Is there a way to have a custom action occur before the install takes place? Basically, I want to get a key from the user and validate it before allowing the rest of the install to take place. -- Daniel ...more >>

I have a vs.net setup project with predefined IIS launch conditon. I added a checkbox dialog window, so user can choose the installation to do the IIS check or bypass IIS check I modified the IIS Launch Condition to : IISVERSION >= "#4" OR (Not CHECKBOXA1 But the installation process does not ...more >>

I installed .NET SDK v1.1. When I click samples and Tutorials, The page C:\Program Files\Microsoft.NET\SDK\v1.1\Samples\StartSamples.htm appears. However, when I click one of these topics: ASP.Net QuickStarts ASP.NET Mobile Controls QuickStarts Windows Forms QuickStarts Common Tasks QuickS...more >>

I just installed VS.Net but when I try to open any of the solution (.sln) files. I get a crash and dump with the following message "An unhandled exception has been caught by the VSW exception filter." I have sifted through numerous messages in the newsgroups with no luck on how to investigate or...more >>

During the installation of my application - Install xxxxxxxx for yourself, or for anyone who uses your computer defaults to - Just me and I would like it to default to - Everyone Orca shows a property of - FolderForm_AllUsers with a value of - ME that is clearly controlling this display....more >>

Hi! Can anybody tell me how to solve this problem? I've got a P4 2.6GHz computer, running Windows 2000 Server having all the updates and service packs (SP4) installed on it. I recently installed NET. Framework 1.1 on this computer. All the functionality supported by .NET Framework is enabled ex...more >>

Hello been trying to create a dot net service installer....very unsuccessfully.... kindly help regards Arshad ...more >>

Hello, I would like to create setup file for my Win Form application. I can't build Setup Project. The displaying error is "An error occured while validating. HRESULT = '80040155' . Can you help me ? Thank you Peter...more >>

I have modified the installer application path from= [ProgramFiles][Manufacturer]\[ProductName] to just= [Manufacturer]\[ProductName] and now I get an error right at the= start saying it can't find path=2E Why is it not added the base= drive for the system install? How can I get it to add th...more >>

The UpgradedImages table in the pcp file suggests that it's possible to have multiple upgraded images. Yet, both InstallShield and Wise for Windows Installer wizards allow you to specify one target image only (you can specify several previous versions). Is there a reason for this? How's the valu...more >>

Hi, I'm trying to install .NET framework 1.1 on a Windows NT 4 machine. The necessary prerequisites are installed - ie SP6a and IE6 SP1. The installation gets through installing the files, registering the registry keys but crashes when trying to register the DLLs. The error message box which ...more >>

I am trying to deploy a web project that contains empty folders. I have created a deployment project and have added the 'Content files' from my web project to the application folder (I am using the windows bootstrapper). The web project contains some empty folders that I want to be created on t...more >>

Hi guys, I'm creating a licensing scheme for my application. I'm using the builin functionality of windows installer for entering the key. Now I wannt to create a custom action and store the encrypted serial number in the registry, but it seems there's no way of getting the serial number that th...more >>

We're creating a custom image for our Tablet PC's (HP TC1100). Is the ..NET Framework absolutely required for Windows XP Tablet Edition? We'd like to avoid loading it as our security dept. isn't too fond of ..NET, but I thought I'd ask. Thanks for your time, ~JK...more >>

Hi, I am creating a setup for my application. After installation, I want to show a window to allow configuration (language, licence key). By using custom actions and having a new project containing only an Installer class, I am able to show the form. However, if I put the Installer class in the ...more >>

I wrote a C# windows application in which I would like to display some information to the user after it is installed. Are the following values available at execution time of a windows application ... - Date the module (assembly) was compiled. - User Name specified during installation. - Or...more >>

I want my application to start automatically directly after= installation=2E I created a Windows installer setup using Visual= Studio=2ENET=2E I added a new empty project, called= LaunchApplication and added the following code: using System; using System=2EDiagnostics; namespace LaunchA...more >>

After the dotnet framework installs there is no ASPNET user account on the machine. the box is NT4 domain controler. Any suggestions are appreciated Warren...more >>

Hi, I did install my assembly in the GAC by using a VS .NET deployment project and the GAC target folder. When uninstall via the setup my assembly is still in the GAC, why ? I then try to remove it by deleting it via an explorer and I received an error telling me assembly is required by one...more >>

This seems so simple but I just can't figure it out. I have one .aspx page with a CodeBehind class on a (large, pre-existing) = web. I build it, it works fine. I publish the web from a test server to a production server (Both IIs6), = it doesn't work. The build process created a DLL, which...more >>

Sorry for the repost but I am sooo stuck... I made a setup with VS.NET 2003 and Bootstrapper plugin. I have set the ".NET Framework" Launch Condition to .\dotnetfx.exe, so the setup of the .NET Framework starts if it is not found on the system. Once the setup of the .NET Framework 1.1 comple...more >>

hello, if, in my setup project options, i choose "windows installer bootstrapper", setup.exe is copied into the build directory. It is supposed to install dotnetfx.exe if .Net is not present on the system. How do I tell the bootstrapper where to find dotnetfx.exe? the ini file has a Url entry ...more >>

Hi I'm developing a setup project. Can you help me with these querie - How do I get the installation path the user enters at runtime - How can I copy some files to specified location eg:C:\tem - How can I check for existence of a particular folder? Is it possible with Launch Condition. If not ho...more >>

hello, how to convert my msi's UI to japanese using vs.net and not using the orca tool? thanks konstantin ...more >>

I've got an application that runs as a service. I've got the install and uninstall working fine, but I want to support upgrading by installing a newer version over the older one I have changed the version/product code as necessary for in-place upgrade, and it starts the upgrade, but halfway throug...more >>

I've developed a Windows Installer setup program to distribute my .NET app, but I would like to know how to make a patch for it. Specifically, if I need to install a newer version of a .dll that has been placed in the GAC (global assembly cache) and was registered (Register property set to vsdraC...more >>

Hi I want to spawn and exe or a batch file during installtion. I don't see anything under standard Actions that will do this. Do I need to write a custom action thanks Ashish...more >>

Hi, I am running into this problem and will appreciate any help. I have VS.NET 2003 installed alongwith the BootStrapper plugin. Due to the BootStrapper plugin, dotnetfx.exe and mdac_typ.exe are placed alongwith the myAppSetup.exe after Deployment project compilation.I have set the ".NET Fr...more >>

Is there any way to develop .net compact framework applications from within VS 2003? There isn't such an option in the new project options....more >>

Hi I am using VS.NET 2003 and have created a setup project. I have entered my .NET assembly file in the Global Assembly Cache folder. At install time it gets entered in the GAC. The thing is I also want the file to get copied over to TARGETDIR. How do I do that I tried adding this assembly in the...more >>

Hi all i have made a setup that registers a DLL in the GAC, but when i start VS i go to the toolbar and it does´n apear in the list of the assemblys. i know that i can browse for it, but i need it to be show in that list automaticaly can some one help me ? thks JSB ...more >>

There are several ways to deploy an assembly into the global assembly cache: 1) Use an installer designed to work with the global assembly cache. This is the preferred option for installing assemblies into the global assembly cache. 2) Use a developer tool called the Global Assembly Cac...more >>

Hi, i'm trying to open an existing ASP.NET project solution inside my VS.NET and i'm getting the following error. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Unable to create web project 'http://localhost/DotNetNuke'.The file path 'C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\DotNetNuke\DotNetNuke' does not correspond to the...more >>

Hello Everyon I have installed iis 5.1 and now i am having troubles starting ASP.NET. it gives some error message when i try to make a new ASP.NET application and then it fails to start. Also can anyone tell me is there a way i can download IIS 6.0 for free from some MSDN link. Also can an...more >>

I used MS Visual Studio 2003 deployment project to install a Web Application. However for other reasons I did a setup project not a Web setup project, and during the installation I take care of the creation of the Virtual Directory ect, etc, etc, I want an application shotcut in Start\Progr...more >>

Hi all I have a setup project which works well for me. On the second screen of the windows installer, a choice is given to install the application for all the users or just the current user. I would like the default setting to be selected to "Everyone". Is that possible? Many thanks, ...more >>

Hi, I make a Setup project to deploy a WinForms application. I use the VS.Net Bootstrapper Plug-In to deploy the .Net framework and it works fine except for one thing: my application needs the J# redistributable package to install. I tried to launch the vjredist.exe in a custom action of the ...more >>

Hi all. I use VS.net 2003 and Framework 1.1 on a XP machine. I have my project files on a fileserver, drive U:, and that gives me a couple of problems. I can't testrun the application when the .exe file is on my network drive, I get a security error. How can I fix this ? I have looked in the d...more >>