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MSI upgrade copies only DLLs in installation folder and the rest on first startup

I have an application which is deployed with an msi installer. It's version 2. When installing this latest version of this installation, the installer copies everything into the program folder (dlls,exe,resourcefiles). But when upgrading this…
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combine c# program and stuff in just 1 program

I have pictures, gifs, textfiles, console applications needed by my c# program. They are all in the same directory with my c# program. If they downloaded my program, it should be in a single package, a single exe file, all the pics are there, all…
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DLL file cannot be located when application setup is generated using the in-built Publish feature of Visual Studio

I have successfully built an application in C# to interface a highspeed measurement sensor. The application uses a third party DLL file used to interface the external hardware, supplied by the hardware vendor. A sample code snippet on how to…
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Where can I put files such that they can be edited by non-administrators and accessed by all users?

I'm developing a Windows application that has a silent updater, so the executable needs to be able to be overwritten. The application also loads some .dlls I tried putting the executable and dlls in the application data folder, but visual studio…
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How can i remove files from File Editor in a project that was upgraded from VS2008 to VS2010?

I'm used VS2008 to create a setup and deployment project that installed files to certain folders. i recently started using VS2010 and pulled this project into VS2010 and tried to continue working on it. When i go into the Setup and Deployment File…
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VS2010 Setup Project- GAC only, without Application Folder?

I need to deploy a setup project that only installs an assembly in the GAC - I don't need anything on the start menu, in Program Files, or anywhere else. The File System dialog for the project won't let me remove the Application Folder or other…
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Set ‘Allow service to interact with Desktop’ for a newly created windows service at install time

When using VS setup and deployment project for creating windows installer database file, how to set a windows service to ‘Allow service to interact with Desktop’. I am using System.Configuration.Install.Installer derived class to install a new…
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Database included in an application

i have a winform application in c#on visual studio, connected to a database in sql server 2008 and i have done a deployment to it so to use it i must install the sql server management studio and restore the database backup, so Can i when doing the…
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How to hide dlls that I install from users view

Hello: I am developing an application that has a lot of support dll's. some suppoting dll's, some component dll's. I install my application into Program Files, but if you were to open up the install location, it looks pretty ugle, just becasue its…
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Converting - asp.net mvc 5 web application (Visual studio 2017) to .exe setup file

I would like to know if there is any possibility to convert an asp.net mvc 5 web application into an .exe setup file. I tried various links. But i didn't get any output. I received a .msi file and when i tried installing, the installation stops…
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How to make a password field in the web setup project user interface?

In the web setup project(using VS) when creating a user interface, how can I create a password field ?? there isn't any property for making the input that written in the text field hidden(give star instead of showing the password)... Note: the type…
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Application build/deployment for python

Just really looking to develop a good build/deployment strategy for python web applications written in mostly django/web.py. I currently only utilize setuptools to get my dependencies, but would like to see what others are doing
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Validate data when using out of the box dialog available with Setup and Deployment Projects

How to validate data when using the out-of-the-box dialogs provided by the visual studio setup and deployment project? I have added a dialog (using 'Add Dialog') in the start phase of the normal install. The dialog consists of three text boxes to…
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How to Install single .msi file multiple times on same server

We have a requirement i.e single .msi file need to be installed on the same server with different instances multiple times, but .msi file not allowing the user to install again if it is already installed on the server. here I am using visual studio…
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deploy .NET on Apache

We are switching our web development from Java to .NET We currently have an Apache/Tomcat server to host our war files. I understand that .NET needs to run on IIS or on Apache with mod_mono. My boss is concerned with the IIS setup since we currently…
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