I have Python 2.7.2 installed in the default location, C:\Python27. I've downloaded pysvn 2.7 from http://pysvn.tigris.org/project_downloads.html > Windows installation kits. Pysvn Windows insta...

I read a little of the help for my advanced installer 6.5.1 and couldn't find a way to change the version string except by hand.

I'm creating a -wxs file from dir using heat.exe and now would want to generate/create msi from wxs file using command line utilities with out visual studion. One of the user suggested in below q...

Error 1001. An exception occurred while uninstalling. This exception will be ignored and the uninstall will continue. However, the application might not be fully uninstalled after the uninstall...

I have a WiX bootstrapper bundle: <Bundle Name="blah" Version="1.0.0" Manufacturer="blah" UpgradeCode="some-guid-string"> When I generate a new build and try to install it over a previous ...

I'm trying to create an installer for an Winui3 app and add to it an external msi file. So far I've tried Wix toolset and Microsoft Visual Studio Installer Projects but both create an msi file cont...

Need help with dockerizing legacy application I have a legacy app which contains multiple components(msi installers). These components use variety of technologies like C#, windows forms, C++, MFC, ...

Stackers, I am trying to get (from an MSI of Chrome Enterprise) a version number. After I download Chrome as a .MSI , I notice that I can see a number of properties. The one I want to be able to ac...

This seems really odd. I have a program installed (via a WiX installer) and I'm trying to uninstall it programatically (using c#) so I use msiexec.exe /x{product-code-GUID}. The program is uninstal...

I would like to modify an MSI installer (created through WiX) to delete an entire directory on uninstall. I understand the RemoveFile and RemoveFolder options in WiX, but these are not robust enou...

I'm trying to automate the uninstallation of packages created using WiX for the purposes of changing the installed software stack & configuration without reprovisioning a whole OS. Eventually I...

I have tried to create a custom action for a Visual Studio Installer project to modify the permissions for a config file. The Installer.cs is as follows: public override void Commit(IDictionary s...

i am recently looked at jpackage there is any option automatically adds the appilication to startup, For Example consider I have, App.java package org.openjfx; import javafx.application.Applicatio...

I have been receiving this error for a while when using devenv on an automatic build. I have gone through every website I can find, and the usual answers mention refreshing dependencies (Which I be...

I'm trying to make an install that puts a copy of the same files in multiple places... is there a simple way to do this? eg. if I wanted to put a.txt b.txt c.txt into all of the following directo...

I have the problem described here. Any attempt to install AspNetDiagnosticPack.msi C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\VisualStudio\Packages\Microsoft.VisualStudio.AspNetDiagnosticPack.Msi,version=15.0.40314...

Is there a possibility to retreive the MSI product code out of a MSI file without installing it with PowerShell? I want to compare the product code of a MSI file with the MSI codes installed on a m...

I am trying to run a powershell script to install an application using msiexec.exe. msiexec.exe /a "C:\Users\tempuser\Desktop\AppInstall.msi" /passive wait So I want the installation to be co...

I'm currently going through the installation process for Visual Studio 2017 Community Edition to use with C++. Halfway through installation, I get an error stating "The feature you are trying t...

I have an MSI file built from my C# Visual Studio 2010. The version is set through the Version property. I wanted to know if there is a way to determine the version without having to install the fi...

I have added an Installer class and within the class i'm overriding Install method. Within this method i want to get the path where MSI is being installed? (Directory user have chosen to install th...

I often get a problem with Windows Installer trying to uninstall a package, but it complains that: The feature you are trying to use is on a network resource that is unavailable. Is there a kn...

I cant work out how I would tell from the installer msi, what AssemblyVersion of the application it will install is. I would like to make a request every few hours to a network location, check the...

I have a Deployment Project for my VS2008 C# application. When installing a new version of my application I want to make sure that files are updated with the files contained in the installer. I wa...

I have Win 10 When running: conda update conda I encountered this error: RemoveError: 'setuptools' is a dependency of conda and cannot be removed from conda's operating environment. Nothing ...