Top "Windows-installer" questions

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

Installing/Uninstalling Services in Windows 7: "Error 1001. The specified service has been marked for deletion"

I am currently developing a Windows Service in .NET 4.0, Visual Studio 2010, Windows 7-32bit. I have an installer project that …

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Silent Administrative Install - Specifying an installation directory

I'm currently trying to add some testing functionality into our builds, and in order to do this I need to …

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Build NSIS script as a MSI package

Is there any way to compile the Nullsoft Installer Script (NSI) setup as a MSI package instead of an EXE?

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WIX: Howto set the name of the msi output file dynamically

I want to include some dynamic part in the filename of the msi file my wix projects produce. This dynamic …

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WIX: Giving Permissions to a folder

I've read all related topics and haven't found a full answer to my problem. I would like to give full …

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Click Once - All Users

How to I configure click-once to install apps for all users. On another forum I got to 'use MSI' - …

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Free software for Windows installers: NSIS vs. WiX?

I'm need to choose a software package for installing software. NSIS and WiX seem promising. Which one would you recommend …

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Copy file from setup location to another location in wix on install

I have created an msi setup file which includes some files in a "Sample" folder which should be copied to …

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How can I make the installer Run as admin

My application has an installer built in installshield. But for proper working of installation process in vista Win 7 etc. the …

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WiX: Installing Service as LocalService

I am trying to get my application an installer via WiX 3.0. The exact code is: <File Id="ServiceComponentMain" Name="$(…

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