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1. Create setup exe file using a visual studio 2008 how to#
2. Create setup exe file using a visual studio 2008 install#

Create setup exe file using a visual studio 2008 install#

Examples include changing the default install path based on a registry value, advanced setup UI features such as updated banner text or a "launch my product" checkbox on the final screen, creating custom actions that reference external executable files, or setting various custom action attributes (among other things). By limited, I mean that there are a lot of features that are natively supported in Windows Installer MSI format that are not exposed for customization in the Visual Studio IDE. There is a limited set of customizations you can make to an MSI in the Visual Studio IDE UI for a setup/deployment project. Are there any other options I can use in this scenario?

Create setup exe file using a visual studio 2008 how to#

I know how to do this by directly editing the MSI, but I don't want to have to manually edit the MSI each time I build. I would like to add some functionality to this MSI that does not appear to be supported in the Visual Studio IDE (such as modifying the default install path based on a registry value on the system). I am using the Visual Studio setup/deployment project to create an MSI to install my application.