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Error URL for Prerrequisites Setup.exe Click Once VS 2008

Hi all, I have this trouble: I am using VS 2008 Team Suite, and I have WinForms csproj. I want Publish it using ClickOnce. In Publish Properties of csproj, I have these values: Publishing Folder Location (web site, ftp server, or file path): C:\ClickOnce\Frk.Security.CarWin.WebInstall\Publicacion\ Installation Folder URL (...

changes url of setup.exe (deploy ClickOnce) using Msbuild

Hi all, I use msbuild for using setup -url="location"... I publish application using ClickOnce and I want changes the url in the setup.exe. <Exec Command="$(PublishDir)\setup -url=$(ProviderUrl)" /> Another problem is that after using the /url switch to change out the URL, it appears message for manually confirming that the signatur...

Deploying Visual Studio Tools For Office 3.0 Runtime (EXE) in an MSI Package without using a Bootstrapper

Hi, I have created a Word Addin and created the MSI package to distribute it. Using the information found in http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc563937.aspx ... I have tested the Setup.exe and the Addin installs correctly. The issue is when deploying the Addin over our network our system admin needs the file in an MSI rather th...

How do I prevent InstallShield 1158 errors?

Sometimes, when running an InstallShield installation, an error dialog will appear containing the text "1158", and OK button, and nothing else. InstallShield error 1158 means there was a problem with loading strings from the associated ini file, but their troubleshooting steps have not worked for me. Also, I doubt that there is actually ...

What is the best practise to create MSI with some other child MSI as prerequisite?

Currently we are using Innosetup as a bootstrapper to install the MSI prerequisites. It makes bit complex to maintain the setup. I found that burn tool which may help us to resolve this issue by having a single setup to install whatever we need. I could not find either documentation or sample for this tool. Is anyone have idea about this...

How to pass values to msi through Inno Setup

Hi, I'm using Innosetup as a bootstrapper for my msi setup. It packs the main mis file and other prerequisites. It works fine when we use full UI. Now i want to install the whole setup in silent mode. For InnoSetup we can give /SILENT OR /VERYSILENT. How can i pass values to msi (i.e., Unlock Key, Features to be installed etc.). If i i...

WiX: Where can I download the bootstrapper?

I'm running Visual Studio 2008 SP1, and I'm getting the following error when trying to compile my WiX projct: Could not find required file 'setup.bin' in 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v6.0A\Bootstrapper\Engine I've got Windows Installer 3.0 and the Windows Platform SDK installed. I've got a Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v...

Bootstrapper Package for SQL Server 2008 Native Client and SQL Server 2008 Management Objects

I'm using the Bootstrapper Manifest Generator to make bootstrapper packages for the following redistrbutables: Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Management Objects Microsoft Core XML Services (MSXML) 6.0 Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Native Client Microsoft SQL Server System CLR Types I have a MsiProductCheck install conditions to determine if t...

How does the setup bootstrapper detect if prerequisites are installed?

Trying to solve this problem. I would like to learn how the bootstrapper detects if prerequisites (specifically .NET 3.5) are installed. According to this reference, a way to detect if .NET is installed is to check the following registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\NET Framework Setup\NDP\v3.5 Using process monitor, I ...

Can I modify package.xml file in SQL bootstrapper to install a named SQL server instance

I want to use the SqlExpress2008 Bootstrapper for a new installation on Windows7, I do not want to use the default SQLEXPRESS Instance. I have attempted to edit the package.xml file located in: C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v7.0A\Bootstrapper\Packages\SqlExpress2008\en\package.xml and updated the command argument instan...

Free launcher or bootstrapper that checks OS Version or whether .net framework installed

I look for a free launcher or bootstrapper that checks whether the .net framework is installed, and starts my app1.exe, or app2.exe if not. Alternatively a louncher that checks for the OS version. ...

Getting started with Prism (Ent Lib v5) and building an app framework

Can anyone point me to any useful examples of an application framework being built using the newly released Enterprise Library 5? I have previously used v4.1 and after downloading the source for v5 and building - I'm not understanding how to integrate it with a WPF app - i.e. there doesn't appear to be any UnityBootstrapper class. Than...

Boot strapper for VSTO 3.0 SP1

Hi, I've got a .net 3.5 vs2008 Excel addin. I've created an installer for it and have it working apart from the fact that I cant get an option in the prerequisites for VSTO 3.0 SP1. I have one for VSTO 3.0 and when I check the C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v6.0A\Bootstrapper\Packages\VSTOR30 directory it has vstor30...

Can i use VS Setup Project to build a bootstrapper which can install correct platform version or are there any free 3rd party tools?

I'm building 2 different MSI with Visual Studio Setup Project. One for x86 and x64. But i couldn't find a way to combine both into one project so that the bootstrapper is installing the correct platform version. Is there a way to do so in VS Setup Project or are are there any free 3rd party tools i can use? I found dotnetinstaller, but...

What is the role and purpose of a bootstrapper?

I'm working on an application which uses a bootscrapper object to perform some operations when the application first starts. e.g. registers IoC objects, puts certain variables into the asp.net Application session object, does some security checks etc. I had a look around the internet and couldn't find a reference to a bootscrapper patte...

Custom prerequsites to visual studio setup project

I have a Visual Studio Setup project and have followed the steps mentioned in this link to load the Shared Add-in Support Update for the Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 (KB908002) to the prerequisites list. The entry appears but there is this following warning shown No 'HomeSite' attribute has been provided for 'Shared Add-in Support Upda...

How to create a runnable setup out of bootstrapper packages?

I would like to install a .NET 4.0 application on the user's machine that does not meet certain prerequisites. I need to be able to define the installation order of these prerequisites in my installer, because they depend on each other (.NET 4.0, Windows Installer 4.5, SQL Server 2008 R2 and others). AFAIK this is doable via the follow...

DirectX Bootstrapper package

Hello, I want to share DirectX redistributable as a prerequisite package of my application setup msi( made with visual Studio). Anyone developed a bootstrapper package of DirectX? Where can I find it? I need some help about it. Thanks in advance, Paulo ...

How to check for pre-requisite before bootstrappers are run within wix

I have defined a SQL server bootstrapper in the .wixproj file: <BootstrapperFileV7 Include="Microsoft.Sql.Server.Express.10.0"> <ProductName>Sql Server Express</ProductName> </BootstrapperFileV7> And the pre-requisite check in the .wxs file: <PropertyRef Id="NETFRAMEWORK35_SP_LEVEL" /> <Condition Message="This setup requires the .N...

Detecting if SQL Server 2008 is installed

I am using dotNetInstaller as a bootstrapper and I need to detect if SQL Server 2008 or above is installed as a prerequisite. Currently I am using this registry to detect the installation: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Redist\SharedManagementObjects\1033\CurrentVersion\Version If the value of Version is 10.0.0 or h...