Hi, I need to deploy my simple windows application to client's pc so that the database it requires is packaged along with it in the application folder. I have done it through the setup project but after installation it throws exception of being unable to acess the database. Please note that t...more >>

Happy New Year 2006! Hello: Following recommendations from Windows Update, I installed Framework 1.1 Service Pack 1 and Office 2003 Service Pack 2. After rebooting, my computer has lost all connection to the Internet, Windows Firewall, Symantec can no longer scan e-mail messages, and...more >>

Internal error 2908 {5d4d23a8-67654220b16fe44c2b31b128} will not install...more >>

Hi guys! I'm having the same problem as you had... (According to your messages, you've already solved it). I don't know how get the .msi that you talked about. I would be very happy if you tell me how can I get it... I tried everything: from contacting directly to Microsoft, to try to register ...more >>

I Have Windows 2000 SP4, which I have kept up to date using automatic updates. The PC is a stand-alone home PC, which is not connected to any domain. It is connected to the Internet only occasionally using a WLAN card. It has an Ethernet card too, but the cable is not connected. Yesterday I in...more >>

Hi I have created a setup program - windows Installer MSI using .net framework 1.1. This MSI is working fine with framework 1.1. but during testing i came across a machine on which framework 1.1 is NOT installed but only framework 2.0 is installed. on that machine i got an (error) message ...more >>

quick question, does .net framework 1.0 + updates have to be installed prior to install ing .net framework 2.0? it sounds soooooo elementary, but i'm not a programmer and my ati video card requires .net framework to be installed. Wilson....more >>

I'm using Visual Studio 2005 and I have built an msi using the built in setup project. My application installs fine, but on install the application itself runs a few configuration scripts which alter the original contents of the directory. The next time you start the application by click...more >>

Need some help here. I would like to execute my app immidiately after installation. The only way I can think of doing that is through a custom action script. However, I have problem getting the user's selection for my app's installation dir (where the app's .exe is found). Is there a way to g...more >>

hi I have my application built with Dotnet Framework 1.1 and now i can see most of clients having both the versions 2.0 and 1.1 in their systems, i get an issue when i run my 1.1 application . what r the ways to achieve the forward compatability for 1.1 developed applications ? i know w...more >>

Hi guys, I am doing winforms app using ver 2.0. My boss is concerning that about 40% of our end-users wont be willing to download and install Framework 2.0 to run the app. I am looking into thinstall.com and remotesoft.com for tools to create one-file installation for my app or somethin...more >>

Hi, I need the setup program (VS2003 Deployment Project) to set the Registry to run this application when the PC Starts. That is fairly straight forward if it is loaded into the default location but will fail if the application is loaded into a custom application. How can I set the registry val...more >>

Hi All, we have a requirement, where we need to have a check box (with messag "Launch app") on the finish dialog. if this check box is checked, w have to start the the installed application. My problem is how to "Put this checkbox in the finish dialog" amd ho to get the response of the use...more >>

I want to setup SQL Server to run with .NET Framework Anyone here willing to help? Step By Step Help Needed. Thanks ...more >>

Hi all, I'm using the Launch Conditon in VS.NET Deployment project to check for a file version and display a message if the file version is not correct. I've created an entry in Search Target Machine: Depth = 0 FileName = mqsvc.exe Folder: [SystemFolder] MaxVersion: 5.9999.9999.9999 Min...more >>

Ok, I'm stuck. Yes, I'm fairly new to this but I thought I had a better understand of how things work. So I need some help, please! I'm setting up a test box to use while modifying a dll that runs our home page. It's a XP Pro box, IIS 5, with ASP.Net 1.1 installed. Same setup I used when o...more >>

Does an MSI has a API to Automatically install the Processor Specific CAB file into the POCKET PC rather Than we copying all the files along with the MSI in the SETUP Project. ...more >>

Here is the error message. Any ideas? Thanks. Error 25007.Error occurred while initializing fusion. Setup could not load fusion with LoadLibraryShim(). Error: 0x80131700 ...more >>

I am having trouble searching on my problem since it seems so generic. I created a setup project with .Net 2003 for my VB.Net 2003 project. I have only 1 custom refernce as far as I can tell (well, 3 of them, but all of them are Infragistics). When I created the setup project and added in m...more >>

Hi, I would like to create a windows form application, launching MSIs created by setup projects. I have a few questions regarding the issue: 1) How can I pass command line parameters to an msi? 2) Where can I accept these arguments in the setup project? 3) How can I launch the msi from the...more >>

Hi all, I am new to .NET but I am trying to develop a C#.NET WEB Service. I can do this on my laptop without any problems but when I try it on my desktop I get an error "The Web server reported the following error when attempting to create or open the Web project located at the follow...more >>

hi guys, i've just started woth Excel component in .NET. i manged to import the Excel Component on windows Forms but i'm not able to load Excel file in that. if anyone has any idea how can this be done please do let me know. i'm in great need. thanks, Lucky ...more >>

Have a small project done in Visual Web Developer 2005 Q: will it run on a commercially hosted site that supports ASP.net 2.0 ? I suppose another way of asking this is to ask if a Visual Web project will run on any computer with .net 2.0 - I'd like to get it on the web to show some clients...more >>

Hi, I have created a Setup project in .Net 1.1 for a VB6 project. Wvwrything works fine except that on the new PC when the VB6 application is installed soome runtimes (as follows) are missing: - vbrun60sp5.exe - VisualBasic6-KB896559-v1-ENU.exe How can I include these runtimes in the MSI pro...more >>

Hello, How do i enable logging while running the set up(msi)? I want to get detail listing of all the actions performed during installation and figure out cause for errors during installation. Thanks Bala ...more >>

I received a copy of the standard addition to Visual Studio .net 2005 and it fails. ERROR:Error 1311.Source file not found: \\itl039\d\_2_RTL_x86_enu_Visual_Database_Tools_Core.cab. Verify that the file exists and that you can access it. I can't find the file on the cd. Any one have an...more >>

Hi guys =) I needed to check for existance of a MDB file in the target directory of my setup project & then install the file if it's not already there. The problem is that setup FIRST removes my already installed folder (it seems to do so), & then checks the condition so the file is never...more >>

Hi, I'm developing a auto-update routine in my application. All the process get's fired by a Windows Service that checks for updates in certain times. If I use the XCopy style deployment to update my application everything goes fine, the app is replaced and the update gets to the final user...more >>

I had VS 2003 running fine, then downloaded and instaled SQL server 2005 Express (which did not run well) , and wanted to play with Visual Web Devel. 2005 - ran the MS uninstall script from their site to remove SS2005 - it failed - VS 2003 does now not function - a few questions - can VS 2003...more >>