Hi, Trying to implemnet a password with custom c-style dll. as mentioned in : http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;253683 and http://www.devasp.net/net/search/redirect.asp?sid=34282 Everything is working except when verification fails by dll dialog box appears at the...more >>

hi, i have a setup project and have a custom install class where i have this method wich tries to find a file named X.txt which is in the same folder as the current msi (wich i double clicked). now i want to copy this X.txt to a location in C:\. For that i created the custom install acti...more >>

Hi, I want my newly-installed DLLs to be available on the target machine's Add References lists, so I'm attempting to add the target directory to the following Registry key in my installer: HKCU/Software/Microsoft/.NETFramework/AssemblyFolders/[ProductName] I need to add a (Default) val...more >>

If in Custom Action I throw an exception in order to force installer to rollback dialog box appears telling about error occurred. Can I make installer not to show me that error and rollback silently? (I'm using VS 2003 to create setup project) ...more >>

Hi, I am trying to default my installation to be installed for everyone instead of just me. What I found was that I should set the AllUsers property to ALL. Unfortunately I don't have this AllUsers property. The only property I have for the Installation Folder dialog ist the BannerBitmap. I...more >>

I want to distribute a single msi to the user, which when launched will check for the prerequisites, and download these from my website(without user downloading) - will not show EULA to the user - and install these and then commence on the application installation to a user specified directory...more >>

Hi, Is there any way to make the 2.0 redistributable setup not to install the whole thing if the target machine already has it? From the 1.1 and previous versions, if I run the setup and the machine already has it, it would go much, much faster, almost in few seconds, which makes me think tha...more >>

Is there a way to run .msi file produced by Setup Project that will prompt for a password to install? I know that I can add a Custom Action, but Custom Action kicks in after files are copied already. I wood like to have a check before the files are copied so that installer will exit before the...more >>

When I try to install my product with an .MSI generated from Visual Studio 2003, I can install it successfully as an administrator, but when an ordinary user tries to install the application, all files end up in the root of the C-drive, which is not good at all. The strange thing is that the use...more >>

Hi, I am a newbie requiring urgent help with the following issues...I am working on a ASP.NET application with VB as the code behind language...The database is SQL Server... 1)How can I programmitically get the path where IIS is installed so that I can save it in the Web.config file? OR...more >>

Hello! Someone knows how can I do that? I want to run my application after install it. And another: Someone knows how can i put a winform's mine in front of installation form ?? If someone knows at least one thing about that, help me...please! Thanks!...more >>

Is there any simple way to set specific file permissions from within a Web Setup Package or do I have to write a custom installer to do so. The sort of thing I need to do is grant NETWORK SERVICE Modify permissions on an Images folder to allow updates from the web app. This seems like an o...more >>

I'm comming to the conclusion that the VS2005 install project is a little bit too simple for my needs. Does anyone has any experience with 3rd party installers to share with me? -- Regards Ole Asbjorn Fadum Scanmar AS...more >>

Hi, Is t possible to evaluate a registry value as a launch condition, or is it only possible to check for a registry key existence ? Niclas ...more >>

Hi, I have a registry key that is poopulated with a textbox property from the installer. When I do a repair the registry key remains but the value is set to blank. How do I have the installer remember the value that was entered during the install? Thanks, Jonathan ...more >>

Hi all, I don´t know the real difference between "Everyone" and "just me" setup, because when i re-install with "Everyone" option my exe is duplicated in control panel, but it doesn´t happen when is "just me" option. RemovePreviousVersion is set True. Thanks! Roberson Ribeiro ...more >>

Hello, I have a setup project in which I want to copy some settings files in the User Profile\Local App Data\Company Name\Version folder. The application is installed by logging on as an administrator. So the first time I install the application - the settings file is copied to respective fo...more >>

Hi, I have a installer class that uses a library which my install places in a subfolder called Lib. In my app.config folder I have this path referenced in the following way <runtime> <assemblyBinding xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1"> <probing privatePath="lib"/> </assembl...more >>

I developped an application on the 1.1.4322 framework. When i tried to test it on a computer with a 2.0 framework, it says that i don't have the right framework installed. I don't know what to do, since the version i'm running it on is newer than the recommended version. I also tried to add th...more >>

Hi, I have added a dialog bog to a setup project with some checkboxes. How do I pick up the result from how these checkboxes were populated in my installer class ? Niclas ...more >>

The .Net documentation says I can download a bootstrap setup program that will install the .net framework silently and then go on to install my msi. However, Microsoft seems to have re-organized their web site and all the links to this bootstrap loader no longer work. I have spent a long tim...more >>

I would like the setup to install for 'Everyone' instead of 'Just Me' by default. How can I do this? ...more >>

I'm having a problem with a project we're working on with Visual Studio 03. It appears to ignore the setting in the properties of the setup project 'RemovePreviousVersions' and requires the user to uninstall the previous version with add/remove programs before it will install. It's a fairly...more >>

Hi friends i am new to the setup projects.I am facing some problems using VS2005...I am able to add my own dialogs as custom actions only after the install, commit ,rollback or uninstall. Is there any way I can plug in my dialogs as dlls before installation starts.Please guide me as I am no...more >>

Our team has developed a couple of libraries that are independant of any other projects or solutions and are installed in the GAC on the web servers. The web project that is being deployed has a setup project and all is well except that we need to check of one of the said libraries have been...more >>

I've created a setup project using VS 2005 to create a install CD of my app. Everythings fine, but now I want to add autorun.inf to the CD, but can't find no way to tell the setup project. And if I just create the autorun.inf in the destination directory it gets deleted every time I rebuild...more >>

Dear all, I have a Windows Service compiled by VB.NET 2003 and need to run multi-instance in parallel on the same machine with different parameter configuration file. My plan is installing the service with private parameter configuration file on different folders and run independently. T...more >>

Hi, I need to add a set of shortcuts to All Users\Desktop in my deployment project. I have the shortcuts defined however when I try to add them to the File System the setup interface appears to be trying to resolve the target. For example some of the shortcuts target runas.exe to invoke ano...more >>

We've created an installer that needs to upgrade an existing version... that installer, of course, needs to be launched with command-line arguments (insert your own complaint here) something like one of these: msiexec.exe /fvomus MyProduct2.msi msiexec.exe /i MyProduct2.msi REINSTALL=ALL REI...more >>