I read quit a few Stackoverflow Questions about building mergemodules via commandline but all of them were accepted when either somebody suggested to use devenv for compilation or use Dark to creat...

I have a MSM file from a third party tool. We customize the MSM with a small script and this tool is integrated into our installer and works fine. All modification is done with VBscript using COM a...

I've been using VS 2015 for a while now and just upgraded to VS 2017 when it launched yesterday (2017-03-07). I installed with only the .NET desktop and C++ desktop workflows, without changing any ...

When products A and B each install several MSIs and some of the MSIs are the same, will uninstalling either A or B affect the other? Does install location matter? Also, what happens when common MS...

I'd like to parse merge module files into two different locations. Is it possible? <Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir"> <Directory Id="MergeRedirectFolder"> <Componen...

I have .net project which I converted from VS 2010 to VS 2012. I am building a setup for the project through InstallShield Limited Edition but I get following error. ISEXP : error : -5008: This 3...

I'm looking for away to include into the installation the merge modules of VC2008 (mscrt90 and atl90) My main problem involved around bundling the policy file. I've no problem adding the DLL and t...

I have two custom actions, one of which I'd like to execute when my product is installed and the other when it is uninstalled. My custom action is currently called from a merge module after the "I...

I have a c# project which use an internal vb project as COM. When I converted the project to VS 2010 the following line Throw me an exception: Set RTCClient_ = New RTCCORELib.RTCClient the RTCC...

All I want is a command-line tool that can extract files from a merge module (.msm) onto disk. Said differently, I want the same "administrative install" functionality that is possible for an MSI: ...

Following the excellent suggestion I have moved some variables to WXI file. How do I include it in WXS file?

Visual Studio 2008 did not include Merge Modules for Crystal Reports. This means that if you upgraded your Windows Forms application from 2005 to 2008 the reporting application would no longer work...

What are merge modules and how are they used? I heard that they are .msm files, but I've never seen that before (I've only seen .msi). Are they used when you create msi files? Are they distributed...

I'm trying to find a solution for the following issue: I have numerous programs (lets call them slaves) that all rely on a single program (master). I need to distribute an installer for each slave...

I can find plenty of info on how msi upgrades. E.g. info about minor upgrade, small upgrade, major upgade, and their use case and limitations. However, I cannot find info on the upgrade behavior of...