so, here is the situation here. I have 2 asp.net websites + some winform applications that are installed with a setup. They are all represented as merge modules into the setup project. Currently when we want to update the global version of the application we must update all versions into asp.net websites and stuff. I know it is possibl...
Hi everyone, I'm working on an Open Source VB6 application, the components that my application uses are as follows: MS Forms 2.0 object Library - FM20.dll MS Rich Text box Control 6.0 - RICHTX32.OCX MS Windows Common Controls 6.0 - MSCOMCT2.OCX MS Windows Common Dialog Controls - COMDLG32.OCX Since, these components are ...
I'm trying to get a setup package to run. If my application and it's setupproject is targeting x32 everything installs fine. But the application fails to load some COM+ components since they are 64bit. If I manually replace the application (after the setup have finished) with a 64bit version everything runs fine. When I change my app a...
Which of the following free deployment/installer software is better: Inno Setup AdvancedInstaller Does Microsoft offer free deployment/installer software with the same capabilities as the above? ...
I am using Inno Setup for the first time. When I start the program I am presented with a blank script page. Is scripting the only way you can create a setup package? Is there anything else? ...
I have a solution in visual studio with 4 projects - 2 windows form applications, a class library and a setup project. The 2 windows forms applications both reference the class library project. My setup project includes the primary outputs for both windows forms application, and the detected dependencies include the class library. I'v...
Hi,I am currently working in a project where it is having multiple asp.net web applications, windows services. Now we have a requirement that I need to create an Setup application should do the following tasks automatically create database, install web applications in IIS virtual directories, install windows services and modify all con...
I have a database project and a setup project in my Visual Studio 2010 solution. What's the simplest way to have this database created by the setup project? I was hoping it would be simple enough to just add the database project output to the setup package and that would magically work, but it doesn't look like it's that simple. Let me ...
Hi, I have a setup project which I would like to move to a different directory. I have found a way to change where the MSI files will go to, but I'm struggling to find a way to move vdproj files. Thank you ...
I have created a SQL DB-based winforms application, and I want to deploy it on a client machine. The program is a single user desktop application. Opinions in this post suggest it's better to use SQLite or SQL Server Compact Edition in such scenarios. However, I prefer to use stored procedures, which are not supported in those product...
I have a link to a "setup.exe" file that's on a website, and I would like for someone to be able to install an application off of the website by clicking on the link. However, when I try testing this, a window comes up with an error message saying: An error occurred while attempting to install [Application Name]. A small log file for t...
I have application develop in .net 2.0. I have downloaded InstallShield 2010 I want that Installshield make setup for my application which detect dotnet framework if not available then install this framework from my setup file instead of going to internet and install it. How can i achieve this task using InstallShield? ...
Hello I want to create an IIS site with setup and deployment. How can I create an installer that creates an IIS site? ...
I have a setup project in VS 2005. In the UI section I put some texboxes with some variables, that the user should fill-in when installing the application. How can I use this [VARIABLES] in the fields like shourtcuts descriptions? ...
im deploying an application and during the installation after the user choose where to install the app i want to get that path , im in a custom action already but i dont know how to get the application path where its going to be installed ! its Windows Forms and im developing using Visual studio 2010 "C#". and im using the default depl...
Hi all I have developed an solutions that has a few projects inside, if I build the solutions if works success in debug and in release mode, I have created installation a setup project, the installation goes smooth but the program throws an exception when it tries to talk with a com dll. in debug mode I had the same issue till I added i...
I am currently trying to setup our complete development process (from dev to production). We will be using Microsoft Team Foundation Server and I was wondering if there was way to put what version of programs you want in a build. Let's say we are 20 programmers working on the same project and we only want to deploy changes done by one ...
Hello...How do I specify Default Location of where my Product is to be installed and create additional folders for Log Files, Temporary Files? For instance, if I decide to install every instance of my application in the path C:\Documents and Settings\\Application Data\ is where I want to install my Application, that is, the DLL's, Exe...
Hi guys, I have a Visual Studio deployment project that installs my application. For this application, I create a shortcut and then place shortcut into a special folder. I would like this shortcut to be deleted when the application is uninstalled. Is there any way to do this without resorting to custom actions? Thanks, kreb ...
I am having troubles creating an installer package for a VB6 project. When I try to install the package created by the Package and Deployment Wizard there are errors when trying to copy and register some of the files (some files are in use, some say there is an error when trying to register). I would like to do away with these wiza...