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all groups > dotnet setup > june 2005

Install .NET Runtime as non-admin user
Posted by Papr1ka at 6/30/2005 12:38:12 PM
We are distributing a .NET application to our clients along with .NET Framework 1.1 Runtime in the installation package. Is there any way that we can install this successfully without requiring user to be a local computer admin? Thanks. ...more >>


install component in GAC ??
Posted by (cmrchs NO[at]SPAM yahoo.com) at 6/30/2005 8:02:38 AM
Hi, using the setup wizard : I add an exe that uses a component so I add the component to the setup-project as well but how can I specify that the component must be installed in GAC when the client runs the setup for the application ? since so far it is only installed in the directory of th...more >>

msi install error
Posted by christoher at 6/29/2005 8:55:05 AM
I am trying to setup a distributed install with the msi file for .NET 1.1. When I run: netfx.msi /quiet /log log.txt I get the following error in the log.txt: MSI (s) (2C:58) [10:43:41:622]: Product: Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 -- Error 1935.An error occurred during the installation o...more >>

update a config file with a form at deployment time?
Posted by Seb at 6/28/2005 1:50:03 PM
Hi all, I have created a little service that works with a config file that obviously has to be right before the service starts. To make it easier for people trying to set up the config file properly I have create a simple windows form that will modify (not create) the config fiile with the ...more >>

.NET1.1 upgrade, now "'System.Windows.Forms.Form' cannot be design
Posted by snake_2k at 6/28/2005 7:56:06 AM
I downloaded .NET 1.1, and before installing it I uninstalled .NET 1.0. When I started Visual Studio, it couldnt find the .NET compiler. So I uninstalled 1.1, reinstalled 1.0, and then reinstalled 1.1. Visual Studio kept on using the .NET 1.0 DLLs. I need to use the new forms dll, so I rem...more >>

Where is the ASP.Net tab?
Posted by John at 6/24/2005 7:11:26 PM
Hi, I've just upgraded to the latest beta of ASP.Net 2 and for some reason the ASP.Net tab in the website properties within IIS6 has disappeared. Anyone else experienced this or know how to get it back?! Thanks - John. ...more >>

Setup Project and App.Config settings
Posted by at 6/24/2005 3:20:34 PM
Hi everyone, How can you modify App.Config settings during an install, using a Setup and Deployment project? I have a custom dialog that captures a property I use for a special folder, but I also need to update an App.Config file setting with this value and capture a couple of other settin...more >>

Can Launch Condition detect a registry key without a value?
Posted by Brian Cryer at 6/24/2005 11:45:12 AM
Can I use a Launch Condition to detect the presence of a key without a value? and if so how? Just to put this into context, I hope to have a launch condition to detect whether the Adobe SVG viewer has been installed. I know that it has if the registry key "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Adobe\Adobe SVG Vie...more >>



Order of Launch Conditions
Posted by Brian Cryer at 6/23/2005 12:06:10 PM
I have a relatively simply (demonstration) vb.net program which runs in a browser. Because of factors outside of my control, I will need to install and run this locally on pcs rather than from a single webserver. Having put together a deployment package for this (which works fine on my pc) I h...more >>

How to prevent the .NET framework 1.1 installation from restarting
Posted by pilot at 6/22/2005 7:29:09 AM
Hi, I'm using the .NET framework (version 1.1) merge module / object as part of my product installation (developing with InstallShield 10.5). As part of the .Net framework installation, a restart request is displayed to the user. Once the pc restarts, the installation fails to continue as s...more >>

Change settings of installer using VB.NET
Posted by gv at 6/20/2005 5:41:22 PM
Hi all, Using VS 2003 VB.NET How do I in vb.net change a value of MSI file. The exact one I would like to change the in the property table. The property "FolderForm_AllUsers" change to "ALL" Not sure how to write the code in VB.NET to do this? If I'm suppose to use the MsiSetProperty...more >>

Newbie Question
Posted by FloridaJoe at 6/20/2005 1:11:35 PM
I also posted this to the controls group but after looking I think it probably belongs here: I've keyed in the following code that I copied drom my asp .net for dummies book: <%@Page Language="vb" debug="True" %> <html> <head> <title>Hello and Welome Page</title> </head> <...more >>

What kind of deployment package should I use?
Posted by Wendy Elizabeth at 6/20/2005 10:09:03 AM
I need to deploy a service that will run on a production server. I am not certain what category of deployment directions that I should follow from the MSDN site. The service is written is Visual Basic.NET version 1.1. The service is scheduled to run once an hour. The service is suppose to t...more >>

[ProductName] and other variables
Posted by ME at 6/17/2005 11:57:02 PM
Where can I find a list of allowable variables (such as: [VSDNETMSG], [ProgramFilesFolder], [ProductName], etc) and their definitions for use in Visual Studio .NET 2003 setup projects? I am pulling my hair out trying to figure out how I can get the installer to come up with the version number...more >>

ServiceInstall table
Posted by PeterW at 6/16/2005 12:59:07 PM
I am using orca to edit a Windows Service Install msi. The ServiceInstall table is giving me grief in that adding a row fails repeatedly. I think the Component_ category is the one that is the cause. The http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/msi/setup/serviceins...more >>

Creating shortcuts in Setup project
Posted by duane.roelands NO[at]SPAM gmail.com at 6/16/2005 11:42:20 AM
I have a VB.NET 2003 solution that I created in VS2003. I added a setup project to the solution, and I added the primary output of the project to the "Application Folder" in the File System window. When the setup runs, the shortcut's target is set to the folder - not the .exe file itself. Wh...more >>

What is wrong in "Launch Conditions" in Setup Project
Posted by Vitaly at 6/15/2005 12:00:00 AM
Hi, while developing Setup with VS7.1 I faced with some problem. In my project I want check in Registry if there is SUN or IBM Java JRE in my computer. So in Launch Conditions Editor I add two Registry Searches: IBM Java and SUN Java. IBM Java Property should be "IBMJAVAHOME=CurrentVersion" and ...more >>

1.1 Framework doesn't install
Posted by Scott McNair at 6/14/2005 5:57:51 PM
I have an odd situation with my dotnet framework. About two weeks ago, my IIS stopped running for some bizarre reason. I uninstalled/reinstalled IIS, but then I got an error that the 1.1 framework wasn't present. So I downloaded dotnetfx.exe off the MS website, but it gives up in mid- inst...more >>

Launch Condition error icon problem
Posted by Ron at 6/14/2005 5:33:46 PM
I have VS.NET 2003 Prof + .NET BootStrapper PlugIn running on Win2000 Prof. Net Framework v1.1. Everything was working well until I re-installed Windows and VS.NET. Now all the Setup Launch Condition entries have an error icon (the white exclamation mark in a red circle). The setup app will build...more >>

database creation
Posted by VĂ­ctor at 6/10/2005 12:00:00 AM
Can I select a SQL Server during install process, create a database and insert some values into? Thanks. Víctor ...more >>

VS2003 deployment project fails on Win2003 in Custom Action
Posted by alexttp NO[at]SPAM yahoo.com at 6/8/2005 10:54:02 PM
Hi, and sorry for cross-posting - but I don't know to which of the groups this question belongs... Probably, to all the 3. I have a VS2003 deployment project that uses a Custom Action (executing a VBS script with a parameter). On Win2K the MSI generated by this deployment project runs just p...more >>

.NET Configuration 1.1: Snap-in failed to inititialize
Posted by maltese NO[at]SPAM gmail.com at 6/8/2005 2:38:38 PM
On Windows 2003 Server, I receive this error message when I try to launch the Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 Configuration: "Snap-in failed to inititialize". I've tried to manually repair, as discussed here http://support.microsoft.com/kb/830646. But no luck. The only time that I don't receive ...more >>

Create automatic log file when i click the msi file
Posted by Baskaran K via .NET 247 at 6/8/2005 2:20:56 AM
Friends i want a log file to get created as i install my application using myapplication.msi or setup.exe generated by VS 2003. I dont want the command prompt solution using msiexec myapplication.msi /l c:\mylog.log I require such a install log get created automatically when i click either...more >>

VS .NET Installer problem when deploying application
Posted by query_me2001 NO[at]SPAM yahoo.co.uk at 6/7/2005 5:22:50 AM
I am having exactly the same error as this post:- http://groups.google.co.uk/group/microsoft.public.dotnet.framework.setup/browse_frm/thread/2944559dc61e9542/c97e636f3fa75481?q=%22another+version+of+this+product+is+already+installed%22&rnum=13&hl=en#c97e636f3fa75481 i.e. "I have a window appl...more >>

Web setup projects in VS2005
Posted by Jack at 6/3/2005 3:58:01 PM
Hi , i tried making a setup project for a simple web site in VS 2005 ( the web site is trivial and just contains a button control ). And although the setup project builds correctly , but even when i run the msi on the same computer , i just cant seem to get the web site to work. It throws a 40...more >>


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