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Programs used to create installers are generically called setup projects. In most cases you are probably using a tool (on Windows examples are Visual Studio, InnoSetup, WiX, Advanced Installer, Wise, InstallShield) to create the setup, so a more accurate and useful tag would be one for that specific tool.

Because the requisite process varies for each program and each computer, many programs (including operating systems) come with a general-purpose or dedicated installation program called an installer–a specialized program which automates most of the work required for their installation.

The program which create installer are setup project.

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How to remove "Welcome to the Setup Wizard" text from Visual Studio Installer project

I have a Visual Studio Installer Project that I'm making in Visual Studio 2010 and am unable to figure out how to remove the "Welcome to the [Product Name] Setup Wizard" text from the wizard's dialog boxes. For example: How do I remove the text…
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How to properly build MSI Setup Projects using Azure DevOps Pipelines?

I have been pulling my hair for the past couple days trying to figure out how set up a CI/CD process just to build a simple WPF solution and create the MSI setup file ("artifact") using Azure DevOps Pipelines. I have tried using Build VS Installer…
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How do I embed a banner image and or add remove programs icon in my setup project?

I'm using a setup project in visual studio 2010 to create an installer for a program I'm working on. I want to have a custom banner image in my setup as well as a custom icon in add remove programs. I've added both these images to the "Application…
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Setup Project in Visual Studio 2010 : Unknown Publisher?

I have a VS 2008 Setup Project created. I am trying to install this on a Windows 7 machine as a Standard User. I am getting a warning during install about an unknown publisher. I have used makecert to create a certificate, then converted it to a…
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Run process under current user

There is "Setup project" in VS. During installation I launch another process: System.Diagnostics.Process process = new System.Diagnostics.Process(); //fill StartInfo and run call Start() process.Start(); If I run installer under Windows 7 and…
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Visual Studio Set-Up Doesn't uninstall previous version of the build

I need to constantly release a new executable with modifications to send to the end user. The Set-UP Projects Properties are set to RemovePreviousVersion = True DetectNewerInstalledVersion = True When I release a new build, I increment the…
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Is it possible to register environment variables in Setup Wizard project?

I am creating a Visual Studio 2008 Setup Wizard for my program http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307353 I see that it is possible to add registry entries, etc.. Is there a possibility to register windows environment variable without writing a custom…
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How to install a file in app data in setup project (C#)

I want to install my database to a separate folder (@ C:\Users\User1\AppData\Roaming\Company1\database.mdb) I'm using a C# setup project. How can I do it?
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Visual Studio Setup Project doesn't upgrade to new program

Ok, here are the steps I've taken... Create and customize Setup project Set Setup project Version=1.0.0 Build Setup project Install version 1.0.0 Run program, which displays "v1.0.0" in the Window's Title bar Change code in program to display…
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Upgrade individual feature in WIX feature-tree without uninstalling/upgrading other feature(s)

I'm trying to create a setup project using WIX that will allow me to install multiple features of a single product. How can I update one of the installed features (which is independent of the other installed features) without having to reinstall…
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What is the difference between the "Checkboxes (A)" and "Checkboxes (B)" dialogs in a Visual Studio setup project?

In a Visual Studio Setup & Deployment Project, I can design the user interface for the installer. I have a welcome screen, a license acceptance dialog, and then an installation location dialog. All good. I want to include one more dialog, to…
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Include folder in setup project

I want to include a folder in a setup project so that when I deploy that setup the complete folder is also deployed to the install location.
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rzc generate exited with code -2147450730

After I created the blazor application in Visual studio . When i trying to run or build the application am getting this error. I used dotnet restore and dotnet build .
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Setup project with custom form

I’m currently working on a Visual Studio 2010 setup Project and would like to know if the following is possible: 1) Run the setup project in a way that the default forms don’t show, instead I’d show my own custom form that subscribes to setup…
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How do I create a shortcut with the name set to [PRODUCTNAME] in a VS Setup and Deployment project?

In my VS Setup & Deployment project, I want to create a desktop shortcut whose name is set to the [ProductName] property. Instead of using the property, the setup program simply treats [ProductName] as a string literal. How can I get it to behave…
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