Top "Windows-installer" questions

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

Find install path of office word 2010

I found this article which describe how to find the install path of office: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/234788/en-us …

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How to include wxi file into wxs?

Following the excellent suggestion I have moved some variables to WXI file. How do I include it in WXS file?

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In WiX files, what does Name="SourceDir" refer to?

WiX files always seem to include this line: <Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir"> What is "SourceDir"? What is …

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Set InstallPath registry key using Visual Studio Setup project

I am deploying my application using an msi installer designed with a Visual Studio Setup Project. How do I set …

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Run batch file in Windows Installer Commit

I am having no success in modifying a Windows Installer MSI to run a batch file after the primary output …

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Problems with Windows Installer package

I have a client that is having problems with our the .msi installer for our application. WiX was used to …

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How do I pass msiexec properties to a WiX C# custom action?

I have an MSI file being created with Wxs 3.0. My MSI references a C# custom action, written using the new …

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How to create windows installer

Basically we are releasing our changes/fixes in the form of manual installer (Windows powershell script). It will install specified .…

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MSI Error "The computer must be trusted for delegation" caused by KB2918614

We have an MSI based installer that recently stopped working on a Windows 2008 R2 environment. The installer is copied over …

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how to create shortcut on desktop in vb.net without installer

I want to create desktop shortcut for exe file through program. I do not want to use installer to do …

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