Top "Setup-project" questions

Programs used to create installers are generically called setup projects.

How to install a windows service programmatically in C#?

I have 3 projects in my VS solution. One of them is a Web app, the second one is a Windows …

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Visual Studio Installer > How To Launch App at End of Installer

This is probably a stupid question and my Googling just is not functioning today. I have an application I added …

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Run exe after msi installation?

Using Visual Studio 2008 to create an msi to deploy my program with a setup project. I need to know how …

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"Unable to update dependencies of the project" after committing to Subversion

I have a setup project in .NET. When I save the project and the other projects to subversion, the setup …

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In a Visual Studio setup project, How do I generate an uninstall script?

I have a Visual Studio setup project. Upon installation, it creates an uninstall batch file in the application folder. IF …

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How to run a ".bat" file during installation?

In a Setup project the executable files such as ".exe , .dll , .js , .vbs" are acceptable but there is no way …

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Why do I get "An error occurred while validating. HRESULT = '80004005'" when building a setup project?

Why do I get the following error when building a setup project? An error occurred while validating. HRESULT = '80004005'

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Visual Studio: How to automatically uninstall previous installed version?

I have a simple Web Setup project that reads from a Deployable Project. Even though I have set the Setup …

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How to set "Run as administrator" flag on shortcut created by MSI installer

I have a Setup and Deployment project in Visual Studio 2010. I would like the installer to create two shortcuts to …

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Installer won't overwrite existing app

I have a Visual Studio 2010 solution with 8 projects. It also has a Setup project which I build to create the …

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