Top "Windows-installer" questions

Windows Installer is the installation service provided with Windows, based on the creation and installation of MSI files.

Create an MSI log file

I have been trying to create a log file for an issue with our installer with the following commands: msiexec /…

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Best Windows Installation file Creator?

I'm not the best programmer so I found it was much easier to write a program as several separate executables, …

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Not enough storage is available to complete this operation

Environment: Visual Studio Ultimate 2010 Windows XP WPF Desktop Application using .NET 4.0 We have a desktop application which plays a video. …

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Run MsiExec from PowerShell and get Return Code

With BAT/CMD script I can simply use "msiexec /i <whatever.msi> /quiet /norestart" and then check %errorlevel% …

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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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How to pass the smart screen on Win8 when install a signed application?

We are developer, and we have a digital signed application installer. When we install this application, it popups out the …

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How do I set the default install path with a windows installer?

How do I set the default install path when deploying a program using a windows installer.

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Removing bad installs from Add/Remove programs

I've created a custom boot-strapper for my application using Wix and Burn, but in the time it took to learn …

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How to replace a file in a msi installer?

I want to replace a single file inside a msi. How to do it?

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How to prevent "This program might not have installed correctly" messages on Vista

I have a product setup executable that copies some files to the user's hard drive. It's not a typical installer …

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