visual studio installer project build from command line

Question

I have a project that suffers from a Visual Studio bug shown here

http://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/feedback/ViewFeedback.aspx?FeedbackID=356321

It means that I can't build the installer project on my windows 7 machine (the workaround presented doesn't work for me, regcap.exe crahses when I try to run it)

Now I plan to build the installer on a remote XP machine or in XP mode. Can I do this without installing the full Visual Studio? What is the command line to build from a .vdproj file?

Answer 1

The obvious choice that comes to mind is using msbuild, but unfortunately it doesn't support building from .vdproj files. Another option without using Visual Studio is to use Team Foundation Build, if you have it installed or can afford to install it on one of your machines.