vdproj is the build file extension for Microsoft Visual Studio .NET applications. The plaintext file stores build settings and file references.
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Automate Builds in .net
I have a solution sln, with 50 projects (vbproj, csproj, and setup project).
I need automatize Build of all solution, and projects (set of projects of solution folder), and setup project (vdproj).
My vdproj (setup project) has Post Build…
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Visual Studio Setup Projects: Cleartype
I use a Visual Studio Setup project to create an installer for some assemblies. However, the fonts the installer uses are always aliased, and don't appear to be the Windows standard.
(source: paulstovell.com)
(Note that the installer text uses…
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Update version number in vdproj / Setup File via Cruise Control
we have got an automated Build Solution using Cruise Control (& msbuild files), which allows us to automatically updated the file versions with the build number for "normal" executables.
But what about setup projects or more specifically the vdproj…
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Msbuild not able to create Smart Device CAB Project
I am trying to setup TeamCity 7.0 for a smart device application. My visual studio solution contains two projects:
SmartRead -> The mobile application
SmartReadInstaller -> A Smart Device CAB Project for creating CAB file
My TeamCity configuration…
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.NET 4.0 upgrade error on MSI install - XML does not contain expected attribute error
We have an MSI to install windows service on client machine.
Windows service calls the web service of our server to perform operations.
Initially both the MSI and web service were built using .NET 2.0 framework.
Last quarter we upgraded our systems…
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How to make a .msi file that has no clickable screens (fully automated)?
I'm using a vdproj to create a .msi file.
I have a continuous integration server that needs to install our program on a dedicated machine. I'd like for it to run the .msi file yet have no clickable screens because I want to fully automate the…
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Visual Studio 2010 Web Deployment Project Error
I have a web deployment project in Visual Studio 2010 that is failing to install on a Windows Server 2008 R2 box with error 1603. After turning on msi logging, I see:
ERROR : [06/13/2011 10:54:15:722] [RegisterAspNet]:
The error indicates that IIS…
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Changed version in setup project but it still won't reinstall?
I have a VS Setup (.vdproj) installer project. I've just changed the version from 1.0.0 to 1.0.1 and rebuilt, but when I run the installer MSI I get this error:
I am expecting the installer would allow overwriting the previous version, are there…
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Visual Studio Setup Project (vdproj) - STDOLE, how to properly register COM DLL?
I am using Visual Studio 2015 Setup Project.
I have a COM DLL in setup that has a reference to the STDOLE (system type library, {00020430-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}, that must not be registered, as of my understanding, because it is a protected…
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Make VDProj .MSI installer copy itself locally after successful install
We have large C# application spanning many projects which is packaged into an .MSI file by running MSBuild (or through Visual Studio 2010) on a .VDProj file. The installation usually works fine, and warns correctly if other required software is not…
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Running vs2017 DevEnv from command line with VS2017 Installer Projects
I have inherited a bunch of VS2010 (argh!) installer projects (.vdproj) that install some Win Services
Ofcourse in VS2017 those don't exist anymore but the extension 'VS2017 Installer Projects' works great. I can just open them fine and build, which…
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VS2008 in vdproj, project output doesn't override an previous old version
I have create a solution in visual studio 2008 with two project, one is for main application code and the other is a visual deployment project (.vdproj) to create the installer.
In deployment project, I add the project output of the application code…
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Why is the Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 Installer extension not working for VS Community 2017
We have been using vdproj to build msi for our executables.
We have been using this in VS2017 without issue until a recent update caused an error in VS2017 that required a reinstall.
Since the reinstall, the vdproj files are no longer able to load…
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What are the options to build an installer on a build-server without Visual Studio
It seems like it's still not possible to build .vdproj on a build-server without having Visual Studio installed. However, using Wix seems to be a lot more complicated.
Are there any other options to do the following task:
Visual Studio 2010…
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Open a vdproj file with VS Community 2017?
I retrieved a C++ VS project from 2011 and it has a Install-win32.vdproj I guess it has to be the file I need to open in order to build the project.
Unfortunately Visual Studio 2017 seems not to recognize this kind of file. Is there any ways to…
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