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WIX: XmlConfig Fails in Modifying ApplicationHost.config

by Zhuyun Dai

To resolve a WIX issue: XmlConfig fails in modifying ApplicationHost.Config because site is not created yet.

Inno Setup Script to Install SQL Server 2008 R2 with Tools

by RickZeeland

Inno Setup script to install SQL Server 2008 R2 with Tools, creating an instance with special rights and displaying the log.

Software Development and the Bitness Challenge

by citrin

About the bitness challenge in software development

Creating a WIX Installer for ASP.NET Web Applications

by Petr Pechovic

Example of creating a WIX installer for an ASP.NET Web application.

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Creating a Mozilla Firefox MSI for enterprise deployment

by awilson9010

Mozilla Firefox MSI using WIX and Powershell

Get Version of a Software using C#

by Dinesh Thammineni

Get Version of any software on MSI installed in any System/Server

Reduce System Load and Speed Up Your Computer

by IPI Paul

Reduce system load and increase performance

Inno Setup Script to Install SQL Server 2008 R2 with Tools

by RickZeeland

Inno Setup script to install SQL Server 2008 R2 with Tools, creating an instance with special rights and displaying the log.

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3rd party framework for automatic updater service

13 Aug 2012 by sunder.tinwar

Hi Guys,I have a window service which is installed by user and setup to run under context of domain administrator account. I am not storing these credentials anywhere.Reinstalling parallel service will not be a solution for me, as I will not have those credentials again and other...

Windows-service

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WIX: XmlConfig Fails in Modifying ApplicationHost.config

2 Aug 2013 by Zhuyun Dai

To resolve a WIX issue: XmlConfig fails in modifying ApplicationHost.Config because site is not created yet.

Windows-Installer

Inno Setup Script to Install SQL Server 2008 R2 with Tools

1 Dec 2013 by RickZeeland

Inno Setup script to install SQL Server 2008 R2 with Tools, creating an instance with special rights and displaying the log.

SQL-Server-2008

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How to display (capture) the status of an MSI installation using a progress bar?

23 Nov 2009 by Christian Graus

No, I don't think it is.

Windows-Installer

Windows Installer Issue

7 Jan 2010 by Ganesh_verma

HI IN our system .net 3.5 framwork install.but from 1 months our system give error when i open the design view of any .aspx page and also i dont write any thing on the design view on the .net page while .cs page is open properly and also do the proper work on .cs page(Acutally in our...

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Windows Installer Issue

7 Jan 2010 by Jimmanuel

Reposting a question verbatim isn't going to get you a better answer. Questions don't just magically get better with age; your post makes as much sense now as it did two days ago.If you want to try something generic and unlikely to help, how about uninstalling and reinstalling everything.

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Upgrade windows 2003 sp1 to sp2

25 Jan 2010 by Satyam182

Hello everyone,It's not an intelligent problem, but its solution might be of great use.My problem goes something like this. I've currently have Windows 2003 SP1 but I need to upgrade it to SP3 for VS 2005 and other utilities like an antivirus program. I've tried the Microsoft site to get the...

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Converting windows application setup into source code

30 Jun 2010 by Sandeep Mewara

You need to do Reverse Engineering. Reflector[^] and it's add-in FileDisassembler[^].Reflector will allow to see the source code. FileDisassembler will allow you to convert it into a VS solution.

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Serial Key for EndNote X3

29 Aug 2010 by Sandeep Mewara

:doh: What made you think it was a programming question?What made you think to post here?What made you think people would provide you serial/product/CD key for a paid software?Totally WRONG place dude! Try Google or some other forum where such kind of things are shared.

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Error when running setup file for Win app

5 Mar 2011 by Sandeep Mewara

Have a look at these similar discussions here:Link 1[^]Link 2[^]Link 3[^]If needed, do have other links here[^].

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Creating Data Flow Diagrams for Accounting System

8 Oct 2011 by Mehdi Gholam

Read the following site :http://vs.technologyevaluation.com/search/for/dfd-of-financial-accounting-system.html[^]

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How to Update the installed Window Application

13 Jul 2012 by Aarti Meswania

For windows application updates,no need to re-install application for each update.there are three solutions1.just replace client's exe file with your latest exe.(basic process for update is to detect the changes and replace with latest one.)2.use .net clickOnce feature ...

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How to Update the installed Window Application

13 Jul 2012 by barneyman

You can manually create a patch between two MSI files as long as only files have changed - technically, you can also handle additions/removals of files too, but that relies on consistency of file ordering between the two MSI buildsExample of small update[^]If you want to do it...

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How can i deploy windows application in vs ide 2010

26 Jul 2012 by Prasad_Kulkarni

The best site with explanation you can get on MSDN.Visual Studio Installer Deployment[^]How to: Create or Add a Setup Project[^]Setup and Deployment Projects[^]Visual Studio Windows Application Setup Project[^]..and have a look for reference on similar QA:Deploy C# application...

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Software Development and the Bitness Challenge

3 Jun 2013 by citrin

About the bitness challenge in software development

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I want to install IE9 in my windows XP 32 bit how can i do this?Is it possible ?

25 Jul 2013 by Sushil Mate

Its not possible.Quote:WHY DOESNT IE9 WORK ON XP ?Because Internet Explorer 9 uses Direct2D for hardware acceleration which is unavailable in Windows XP. If you want to use a modern browser, use a modern operating system.why-doesnt-internet-explorer-9-work-on XP[^]

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Hotfix creation best practice

29 Jun 2017 by RickZeeland

Maybe Advanced Installer will be of interest to you: Windows Installer Patches[^] For patching using Microsoft Windows Installer see: Patching (Windows)[^]

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How to display (capture) the status of an MSI installation using a progress bar?

20 Nov 2009 by elajua

I've an application that executes any kind of file with parameters but today I added support for creating Administrative Install Points for MSI files.I would like to run the AIP with /qb and hide the status window from the user and instead display it inside my program. Later I would like to make it

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Converting windows application setup into source code

30 Jun 2010 by amy4u

Hi All, I have lost my source code due to PC crash and now i only have a setup file of that windows application. Can anyone know how to retrieve source code from it.

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Java VM or Java CPU

7 Aug 2010 by elseng

What came first the Java VM or the Java CPU?

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Java VM or Java CPU

7 Aug 2010 by Sandeep Mewara

Well, if you read about Java CPU, it is 'A CPU that runs the JVM byte code directly in hardware or firmware' Clearly, it is designed to handle something that already existed, i.e. Java VM. So, Java CPU must have come after Java VM.Over a dozen companies now make Java CPU's for the...

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CYGWIN on Windows 7 64 bit

28 Aug 2010 by LloydA111

Tried just installing it and seeing what happens?

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Serial Key for EndNote X3

29 Aug 2010 by Christian Graus

We are software developers, and you are trying to steal software, therefore, we hate you. Go away.

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Wix duplicate Component IDS on

6 Sep 2010 by InoMurko

Hi,let me explain my problem:I break two .msis with dark.exe: dark.exe "%First_service%FirstService.msi" -sct -sdet -sras -sui -x "%First_service%Files" -o "%First_service%File.wxs" dark.exe "%Second_service%SecondService.msi" -sct -sdet -sras -sui -x "%Second_service%Files" -o...

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master-slave issues

24 Sep 2010 by d3vin001

Will my computer work if i connect two hard drives each containing a copy of windows xp installed on them? Will there be any conflict in the boot-up process?

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master-slave issues

24 Sep 2010 by #realJSOP

It will boot up the first drive it finds with a boot sector on it. That would be the masetr in an IDE drive system with two boot drives in it.

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Windows Mobile Application icon

26 Sep 2010 by Arindam Tewary

Hi,How to show an icon (custom icon image) for a deployed windows mobile application in windows mobile?( basically I want to give a custom icon instead of default shortcut icon provided by windows mobile OS ). I have working using C# and .NET 2008 using Smart Device project.Many...

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windows Installer Issue with http status 417

5 Jan 2011 by Jithu T.E

Hi, When installing our windows application it shows some error "Error occured during installation ,The request failed with HTTP status 417 :Exception failed".Please help.

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windows Installer Issue with http status 417

5 Jan 2011 by Sandeep Mewara

Have a look here:The request failed with HTTP status 417: Expectation failed[^]HTTP Error 417 Expectation failed explained[^]

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Creating Data Flow Diagrams for Accounting System

8 Oct 2011 by Mahi Siri

Hi I need to create DFD Level-0,1,2 of Accounting System. can anyone please tell me what will be the External Entities for Accounts System.This System has General,Journal vouchers,Stock Voucher,Accounts Payable/receivable,Fund Transfers,Reports. With these i need to split system into...

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Msi return value to keep control on the same dialog

16 Nov 2011 by Manoj Pandey1

Hi, I am creating a dll custom action which is showing a message box taking the values from the property (stored in szBuffer1) table as below:MessageBox(NULL, "This is a message box", szBuffer1, MB_OK); I have attached this custom action to Next button of a dialog. This will pop a message box...

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How to access network location during setup project..?

18 Apr 2012 by Tejas Vaishnav

I have created one setup project that has some custom form which will open during installation process, and that form has some folder location selection functionality with folder browse dialog box, but the issue i face is that when i try to browse folder location over my network at that time it...

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create automatic updater service for window service

2 Jul 2012 by sunder.tinwar

I have created a window service using C#.NET and want to create its automatic updater service. My service will be installed from my custom msi windows installer. I start browsing and found wybuild is tool which will help you to do so, but will work only with services installed as...

Windows-service

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How to Update the installed Window Application

12 Jul 2012 by koolprasad2003

i have created the window application and i have created the setup of that application that has been installed to client machine.Now the requirement is that if i will do the further modification to the project the client not need to install whole application again instead client only need to...

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How can i deploy windows application in vs ide 2010

26 Jul 2012 by Sebastian T Xavier

Here is your step by step helphttp://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/k3bb4tfd(v=vs.100).aspx[^]RegardsSebatian

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MSI setup installation and uninstallation issues

9 Aug 2012 by sunder.tinwar

I have an MSI installer, which have my custom installer project output and I added an exe file to run while installation.So my MSI setup file will copy or remove files from source location and my custom GUI will install my window server call some server api's and updated its logon...

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windows installer Getting an error code 2755 will installing MSI package

11 Sep 2012 by SubrahmanyamGurram

Hi to All,I had created a Setup and deployment project to create the MSI package for my project.my application is installing properly nut getting an error code message "2755".the error message is "The installer has encountered an unexpected error installing the this package. this may...

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windows installer Getting an error code 2755 will installing MSI package

11 Sep 2012 by Kuthuparakkal

follow:http://forums.techguy.org/windows-xp/963556-solved-error-code-2755-when.html[^]

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how to call 2 or more shellexecute functions in a program

30 Nov 2012 by Don_3

I am a beginner in winapi c++ on windows platform, i need to execute 3 exe files,i.e the installation programs, in one single program. i used shellexecute, exec v, system calls but all are exiting the program after the first program installation, please help me to solve this...Thanking you...

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MSI setup installation and uninstallation issues

11 Jan 2013 by Marco Bertschi

You can try to create a custom Installer by using the Install Shield Limited Edition which comes with Visual Studio 2010...cheers,Marco Alessandro Bertschi

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msi file is not installed in silently mode.

16 Jan 2013 by Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov

Please see my very recent answer: Install exes silently[^].And you are writing some installing code by starting another installer. It does not seem making a whole lot of sense. Why not to make required installation in first place, without this "middleman"?—SA

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MSI files automatically checked for corruption?

8 Feb 2013 by charlieg

I have a user that downloaded an MSI file I created. Product installed fine, files inside of the MSI file (namely a large data file) was corrupted. I'm stunned Windows would install it at all.I'm using Advanced Installer to generate the msi file, plain vanilla project, and I am checking...

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Getting error while adding datasource name at the time of installing windows application

15 Jul 2013 by sahabiswarup

I've made an application, also made its setup properly.Now i want to add custom form so that i can mention datasource name details at the time of installation.For this i'm taking help from this linkSo in the installer class i've written this public override void...

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Getting error while adding datasource name at the time of installing windows application

15 Jul 2013 by Purushotham Agaraharam

Check the following Steps:1.Select the referring DLLs of the application right click> Properties> Set copy to local to True.2.Check how you have passed parameters in Custom Action Data.3.Check whether you have added content file too along with primary output file in setup...

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Best Inno Setup unpacker?

29 Oct 2014 by Karozzi

I want to know the best tools to unpack Inno Setup-based installers and recover the script and installer files of any IS installer. Im currently using InnoExtractor application. If you know other similar ways/applications please let me know.Thanks in advance!

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How to add crystal reports in application exe file like windows forms added in application exe when we make installer of windows application

21 Apr 2016 by nilesh sawardekar

Try this,In solution explorer add your crystal report file.then click on crystal report file and in properties select "Embedded Resource" from Build Action.But from my point of view, you should not build exe with crystal report file, because if you want to update it then that time you...

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How to change value/field in a config file using wix

24 Apr 2016 by Member 11873265

How to edit a value/field in a configuration file using wix . My research: my custom dialog which ask for user input will be as:The user entered value should be Send to custom action. public class CustomActions { [CustomAction] public static ActionResult SaveUserInfo(Session...

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Checking for a port availability from server/IP address

24 Apr 2016 by Member 11873265

How to check for a availability of port When Server address or IP address is given as input by a user. My Research: A custom action should be implemented A custom dialog should be created in Wix which has a editbox and save the text in a property Send the property value to the custom action...

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Checking for a port availability from server/IP address

24 Apr 2016 by Prasad Khandekar

Hello,Here is a nice[^] tip on this site. Here is another[^] in CPP.Regards,Prasad P. Khandekar

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MSI sorted combobox selection

17 Oct 2016 by Squiggs

I am using Windows Installer XML (WiX) Toolset version 3.10.2. When I create a ComboBox with items that have similar text, selection through the UI does not work as expected. As an example, I created the following list:Value | Text1 | TEXT 100002 | TEXT 50003 | TEXT...

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MSI sorted combobox selection

17 Oct 2016 by Squiggs

It appears that MSI has problems performing string comparisons on ComboBox text of different lengths. So, a work-around is to alter the text to have the same lengths. By padding the ends of each text field, the desired appearance is maintained:

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Wix bootstraper shared application upgrade

25 Oct 2016 by Member 4417460

Hi, I have 5 bootstrappers which have shared application developed by me. Lately i upgraded the shared application. is it possible to define the shared application will only be installed if it not exist or it version is higher then already installed. But if its version is lower...

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Hotfix creation best practice

29 Jun 2017 by 2rik88

I am looking for an application or best practice of hot-fix creation and delivering it onsite. The meaning is to avoid doing a list of pre-defined steps needed to apply the hot-fix, e.g: Replace files (libraries, executable, end so far). - Stop/start services - Write/Read registry - etc. ...

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Windows installer 4.5 doesn't appear in the prerequisites component list

3 Sep 2018 by Muhammad nur Ihsan

how to enable the WindowsInstaller4_5 in my prerequisites component list why there is no WindowsInstaller4_5 folder in my package folder? Rootfolder -> C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\SDK\Bootstrapper\Packages\WindowsInstaller4_5 how to add them? because my setup project...

SQL-Server-2014

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Creating a WIX Installer for ASP.NET Web Applications

12 Nov 2010 by Petr Pechovic

Example of creating a WIX installer for an ASP.NET Web application.

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Creating Custom Action for WIX Written in Managed Code without Votive

31 Jan 2011 by Petr Pechovic

Creating Custom Action for WIX written in managed code without Votive

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Easy Navigation in Windows Explorer and Total Commander

30 Oct 2011 by Vasili Baranov

Easy navigation in Windows Explorer and Total Commander.

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Creating a Localized Windows Installer & Bootstrapper: Part 1

22 Aug 2010 by TheCodeKing

This series of articles is a complete end-to-end solution for building a localizable Windows Installer & Bootstrapper using some real-world requirements.

Windows-Installer

Skype4COM Event Handler Example for ALL Skype API Messages

26 Sep 2010 by TheUberOverLord

Monitors All Skype4COM and API Messages for Skype Includes Command Input. Shows What Goes On Behind The Scenes with Skype Message Processing using the API and Skype4COM Library. Includes Microsoft ClickOnce Deployment Technology As Well As ClickOnce Automatic Updates Examples. A Must Have Tool!

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convert 32 bit setup file into 64 bit file

11 Oct 2012 by fjdiewornncalwe

The simple reason is that you are trying to install an incompatible 32 bit application on a 64 bit Operating System. Get the 64 bit version of the program. If it is a legal version of licensed software, then the vendor should be able to help you out.

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Upgrade windows 2003 sp1 to sp2

19 Jan 2010 by AspDotNetDev

That is not the whole OS. Though they are large, those are really just the service packs.

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Creating a Mozilla Firefox MSI for enterprise deployment

21 Apr 2014 by awilson9010

Mozilla Firefox MSI using WIX and Powershell

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Reduce System Load and Speed Up Your Computer

27 Dec 2013 by IPI Paul

Reduce system load and increase performance

Windows-Installer

Creating a Localized Windows Installer & Bootstrapper: Part 3

25 Feb 2013 by TheCodeKing

This series of articles is a complete end-to-end solution for building a localizable Windows Installer & Bootstrapper using some real-world requirements.

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Creating a Localized Windows Installer & Bootstrapper: Part 4

25 Feb 2013 by TheCodeKing

This series of articles is a complete end-to-end solution for building a localizable Windows Installer & Bootstrapper using some real-world requirements.

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how to call 2 or more shellexecute functions in a program

30 Nov 2012 by Dharmateja Challa

Here is your code, just copy your exe path to buff, for each of your exes, here I used notepads as exes, only when you close those notepads or exes closes it will not exit, I waiting for those to complete.#include "stdafx.h"#include #include #include...

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Get Version of a Software using C#

29 Dec 2013 by Dinesh Thammineni

Get Version of any software on MSI installed in any System/Server

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Creating a Localized Windows Installer & Bootstrapper: Part 2

25 Feb 2013 by TheCodeKing

This series of articles is a complete end-to-end solution for building a localizable Windows Installer & Bootstrapper using some real-world requirements.

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Upgrade windows 2003 sp1 to sp2

20 Jan 2010 by Rod Kemp

Seriously it's not that hard to find the files.Windows 2003 SP2 x86[^]Windows 2003 SP2 x64[^]As has already been pointed out these are not the whole OS just the service packs, there is one link for the 32bit version of Windows 2003 and the second link is for the 64bit version.

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Error when running setup file for Win app

5 Mar 2011 by milenalukic

I am trying to install a windows application using a setup file.From what I could inderstand from various sources to launch the app automatically on install you need to create a custom action under install to run the primary action file and set its installer class property to false.The...

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msi file is not installed in silently mode.

16 Jan 2013 by vs1491

i want to create a windows application which is install a msi file in silently mode , when i use the /qb or /qr it's work but when i tried to used /qn, the msi file isn't installed. below is full code for installing silently.Process process = new Process();process.StartInfo.FileName =...

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Upgrade windows 2003 sp1 to sp2

19 Jan 2010 by Satyam182

Thanx for the support. but what i'm looking for is the patch file rather than downloading whole OS. Is there any means to download the patch file or .msi file.Plz do help me.Thanx in advance.-Satyam

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Wix edit control

3 Jun 2021 by Member 15229295

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I want to install IE9 in my windows XP 32 bit how can i do this?Is it possible ?

25 Jul 2013 by Am Gayathri

I want to install IE9 in my windows XP 32 bit how can i do this?Is it possible?Please provide link to download set up file for that. Note:Os is XP 32 bit

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convert 32 bit setup file into 64 bit file

11 Oct 2012 by ♥…ЯҠ…♥

Hi Friends,My friend download nfs run from internet for his system.I am always fond of nfs so i requested the same and try to install the same in my system.Actually my friend os is windows xp 32 bit it seems.But my os is windows 7 ultimate 64 bit. When i try to install it in my...

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How can i deploy windows application in vs ide 2010

26 Jul 2012 by NARAYANA0509

Hi to all..How Can i deploy windows application in visual studio ide 2010? please give me step by step procedure..

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CYGWIN on Windows 7 64 bit

28 Aug 2010 by cordwell

How do I install CygWin on Windows 7 64 bit computer?Is there any installation guide for CygWin on windows 7?is there any special configuration to run CygWin on Windows 7?HELP!!!!!!!!

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CYGWIN on Windows 7 64 bit

28 Aug 2010 by cordwell

I'm running Windows 7 on my 64bit system. The problem is that i'm trying to setup cygwin on my system, in order to build up some projects. But it does work on my system and whenever i try to run it, it only stay still with the command line on the Window. Can any body tell me why i'm not able to...

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How to add crystal reports in application exe file like windows forms added in application exe when we make installer of windows application

21 Apr 2016 by Member 12198672

I want to add crystal reports in application exe file when make installer of windows application on Visual Studio 2005.Like windows forms compile in exe file but crystal reports added in separate folder S~M~E~R But I don't want to add reports in SMER folder separate for security...

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convert 32 bit setup file into 64 bit file

27 Mar 2018 by Member 13750892

The best solution is install 64 bit software at 64 bit and 32 bit software at 32 bit windows.

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