Visual Studio 2008 MSI modification

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I'm trying to modify an MSI using Visual Studio 2008. I have the Project with the code as well. The install has a pop-up where it request for some information but there are no properties I can set in the msiexec command to set it. I have never done this before and can't really find any help but I basically want to create a property that can be assigned for that pop-up window. Looking at the project in Visual Studio I don't see any reference to the windows in the MSI installation so not sure how to do this.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

What sort of setup project is it? Is it a Visual Studio Setup project (.vdproj) or a WiX project (.wixproj)? — Jim Lamb, Aug 19 '11 at 17:17
It is a project added into the solution for deployment. So yes, a .vdproj. — Bruce227, Aug 19 '11 at 18:38

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:47

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I'd suggest grabbing WiX and using Dark to decompile your existing MSI into a WiX script. Then you can refer to Good resources for learning how to create MSI installers from WiX for more info. Visual Studio setup projects are deprecated at this point, so migrating this to WiX will be worth your time.

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answered Aug 19 '11 at 20:20

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Well I'm really looking for a Visual Studio solution but thanks for the notice. – Bruce227 Aug 22 '11 at 00:52

Visual Studio 2008 MSI modification

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