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I would like to create Visual Studio deployment project that creates some scheduled tasks in a domain environment

I want to create a Visual Studio 2008 deployment project that installed some scheduled tasks in the commit phase. I'm working in a domain environment and I would also like the scheduled tasks to run whether the user is or is not logged on. So for…
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Creating a installation project for a window service

What are the necessary items need from creating a deployment project for a windows service? I need to uninstall the previous version of the service before I install the new version.
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How to add a shortcut in a VS2010 setup project which does not reevaluate installed files

The situation: I've got a Windows Desktop application that connects to various services (one at a time) to perform various calls. My application works the same way no matter which service it connects to. Which service it should connect to at any…
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PowerShell Script for Bamboo to deploy a windows service to our QA server

I am new to powershell and I'm writing a script to be used in Bamboo to deploy a windows service to our QA server. So far I have this: $serviceName = '${bamboo.ServiceName}' $exePath = "path to executable on QA server" $username =…
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Diagnosing Bad OutputPaths: "The OutputPath property is not set for this project" (in the wonderful world of web deployment projects)

Starting with the error: Error 81 The OutputPath property is not set for this project. Please check to make sure that you have specified a valid Configuration/Platform combination. Configuration='Staging' Platform='AnyCPU'…
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Adding icon to project?

i would like the installer to put an icon shortcut to my app created in vb.net. how do i do this? i am using click once edit: i am using visual basic express 2008. perhaps it is not possible to add the icon to desktop using the built in installer?
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How Do I Prevent the Installer from Running when Application Data Files are Removed?

I have an application written in VB.Net with Visual Studio 2005. The application allows the user to create and save project files. When I distribute the application, I include some demo project files, which I install in the common application data…
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Merge Module Project Help - Visual Studio 2005

I am currently making changes to my company's enterprise library and I am looking into creating a deployment project that will allows developer to set up the library through the MSI installer or some type of set up executable. I was looking into…
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Is it OK to manually write Wow6432Node entries from VS2010 Deployment Project?

I have a .NET component written in C# that needs to register some registry values under the HKLM hive. I'm expecting this component to be installed on both x86 (32-bit) and x64 (64-bit) boxes running the appropriate flavour of Windows. On 64-bit…
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Does Uninstall action run during product upgrade?

I want to add a custom action to my visual studio installer project to delete some files that are created by my app during runtime. These files are dynamically created and not deleted as part of the normal uninstall. My question is: what happens…
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Windows Installer - User Interface Form Visual Studio Deployment Project

When you Include a User Interface Dialog Form as part of a Visual Studio Deployment Project (as seen below) When the user runs the installer and completes the text boxes where are these values then kept? I thought the values would be in the…
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Setup project with two primary outputs using common dependencies

I have a solution in visual studio with 4 projects - 2 windows form applications, a class library and a setup project. The 2 windows forms applications both reference the class library project. My setup project includes the primary outputs for both…
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Visual Studio Deployment Project - CustomActionData

I am using a C++ DLL function as a Custom Action in a VS deployment project. I need to set some input data to this custom action. Example: c:\a.dll;c:\b.dll It seems like I cannot do it. The MsiGetProperty does not return anything (or it fails)…
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how to deploy a project on client's computer?

I have a built a .net application using visual studio. This application is coded in C# and uses SQLSERVER for database purposes(storage,retrieval and manipulation of data). Please tell me how to give this application to client? Do I have to install…
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Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.MyDocuments) returns wrong value in Setup project

I use VS2010 to create a setup project, I have a custom action which should create a file in My Documents folder. But Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.MyDocuments) returns me an incorrect value. My Documents folder was redirected…
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