Top "Windows-installer" questions

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

Determine if MSI/EXE supports certain flag/argument?

I'm creating an auto-updater that can run MSIs and EXEs. These MSIs/EXEs aren't my own. I'd like to use …

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Create shortcut to desktop using WiX

So I have this setup project in Wix and wanted to have a shortcut on the desktop. This must be …

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Can system Environment Variables be set via Windows Logon Scripts?

I have an MSI-packaged application that is being deployed via Group Policy Objects (GPO) from a Windows 2003 Domain Server to …

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Good resources for learning how to create MSI installers from WiX

I've given up trying to apply lipstick to the pigs of installers that come out of Visual Studio and have …

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how to manually remove MSI installation?

I am learning VS 2008 setup project to create install for our C# application. I made a mistake trying to delete …

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What installation product to use? InstallShield, WiX, Wise, Advanced Installer, etc

I'm currently doing some investigation on moving off of the installation package we currently use (Wise Installer 9) and moving to …

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handle "Another version of this product is already installed. Installation of this version cannot continue..."

I have 32-bit and 64-bit versions of my installer which have (nearly) the exact same code & custom action sequence (…

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Adding Custom prerequsites to visual studio setup project

I have a setup project that I need to install a redistributable that is not available in the default prerequisite …

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How to create a directory in wix?

My requirement is to create a directory in programdata/test/example. How can I do that in wix?

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Target Version of the .NET Framework does not match Launch Condition

I have a c# project that I am building in VS 2010. It references a C++ project through COM, which is …

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