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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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"Unable to update dependencies of the project" after committing to Subversion

I have a setup project in .NET. When I save the project and the other projects to subversion, the setup project no longer compiles. I get the error "Unable to update dependencies of the project."
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How to install a windows service programmatically in C#?

I have 3 projects in my VS solution. One of them is a Web app, the second one is a Windows Service and the last one a Setup project for my Web app. What I want is by the end of the installation of the web app in my setup project, within my custom…
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Visual Studio Installer > How To Launch App at End of Installer

This is probably a stupid question and my Googling just is not functioning today. I have an application I added a Visual Studio Installer > Setup Wizard project to. I am wondering how to add a button or check box that would launch the application…
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Run exe after msi installation?

Using Visual Studio 2008 to create an msi to deploy my program with a setup project. I need to know how to make the msi run the exe it just installed. A custom action? If so please explain where/how. Thanks.
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Advertised shortcuts vs. non-advertised shortcuts in windows setup project

I cannot understand what is exact consequences of using attribute Advertise in Shortcut attribute. What is the diffirence?
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IntelliJ IDEA not showing my module/project

Suddenly, IntelliJ IDEA is showing the following module view with a strange yellow colour in the background. I don't know how to get my module back, because it is not being shown: Do you know how can I see my project folder back? Thanks
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How to run a ".bat" file during installation?

In a Setup project the executable files such as ".exe , .dll , .js , .vbs" are acceptable but there is no way to run a .bat file in a Custom Action. The question is how to run the *.bat files during installation?
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DragDrop registration did not succeed in Setup Project

We have some installation project in Visual Studio solution (Other project types -> Setup and deployment -> Setup project). This project has another library type project with Installation class named InstallationCore like project output. In user…
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Installer won't overwrite existing app

I have a Visual Studio 2010 solution with 8 projects. It also has a Setup project which I build to create the installation. It works fine when it's the first installation on a client PC. However, I then modify my project, and build a new Setup, and…
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How to include version number in VS Setup Project output filename

Is there a way to include the version number as part of the output.msi filename in a VS2008 Setup Project? I'd like for example an output file called: "myinstaller-1.0.13.msi" where the version part is automatically set based on the version number…
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How to add Licence agreement in the setup project

I wish to add a licence agreement to my setup files (using setup project) If the user does not accept it, the setup should be cancelled. How to do it?
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In a Visual Studio setup project, How do I generate an uninstall script?

I have a Visual Studio setup project. Upon installation, it creates an uninstall batch file in the application folder. IF the user wants to uninstall the product, he can go to "Add/Remove Programs", or he can just double-click the uninstall.cmd. …
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Use Visual Studio Setup Project to automatically register and GAC a COM Interop DLL

I've created a .NET assembly for COM interop and it is working well on my development machine. I'm currently trying to figure out how to deploy the DLL to a target machine using Visual Studio's "Setup Project." How can I use the VIsual Studio…
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Duplicate messages in output when building VS 2013 setup project

I have a VS2013 setup project that builds the setup that installs the exes produced by two C# projects. When I build the setup project I get duplicate messages as if there are two build processes. I removed one of the two exes from the output of the…
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WiX SetProperty - What are the possible values for Before/After attributes

Don't know why but I'm finding it difficult to track down what standard values could be used for the Before or After attributes of a WiX SetProperty declaration. I'm aware of the following two, but I'm looking for a much more exhaustive…
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