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.NET Forum / Visual Studio.NET / Setup / July 2006What is this warning when building a setup project in VS2005?
WARNING: Windows Installer is not included in any selected prerequisite I have no idea or hint of what this is about. My installer seems to work fine but I'd like to eliminate this warning if possible. Anyone know how? Thanks. Windows Installer is what installs the content of MSI files. It's been around since well before .NET (just in case you are thinking that MSI setups are just a .NET thing or something unique to Visual Studio) There are some older versions of Windows (I think base Windows 2000) that do not have Windows Installer 2.0 as part of the OS.  SignaturePhil Wilson [MVP Windows Installer] ---- > WARNING: Windows Installer is not included in any selected prerequisite > > I have no idea or hint of what this is about. My installer seems to work > fine but I'd like to eliminate this warning if possible. Anyone know how? > Thanks. Thanks Phil. I did know that. But do you know what the message is telling me? Am I supposed to somehow include the installer itself with my setup? If so, how? On the systems I have (2K, XP, and Server2003 - these are all I need to support), the installer seems almost part of the OS. Thanks. > Windows Installer is what installs the content of MSI files. It's been > around since well before .NET (just in case you are thinking that MSI setups > are just a .NET thing or something unique to Visual Studio) There are some > older versions of Windows (I think base Windows 2000) that do not have > Windows Installer 2.0 as part of the OS. It is part of the OS, however VS 2005 setups have a requirement for MSI 2.0, and there must still be some OS versions that don't have that version. I think base Windows 2000 is only MSI 1.1. In any case, the warning is misleading because the VS 2005 MSI file is built to require MSI 2.0 and if you tried to install it on an OS that wasn't up to that level you'd get a message box telling you that you need to update your MSI version. SignaturePhil Wilson [MVP Windows Installer] ---- > Thanks Phil. I did know that. But do you know what the message is telling > me? Am I supposed to somehow include the installer itself with my setup? [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >> are some older versions of Windows (I think base Windows 2000) that do >> not have Windows Installer 2.0 as part of the OS. Thanks for all Phil. I will just have to learn to ignore this warning. Now, if only I can discover how to place a shortcut to uninstall my application on the start menu, I will be moving along quite well. David > It is part of the OS, however VS 2005 setups have a requirement for MSI 2.0, > and there must still be some OS versions that don't have that version. I > think base Windows 2000 is only MSI 1.1. In any case, the warning is > misleading because the VS 2005 MSI file is built to require MSI 2.0 and if > you tried to install it on an OS that wasn't up to that level you'd get a > message box telling you that you need to update your MSI version. You'll have to write some code, a small program that fires off msiexec /x {your product code guid} . Microsoft recommend that people go to Add/Remove Programs to do this (it'll be there anyway). SignaturePhil Wilson [MVP Windows Installer] ---- > Thanks for all Phil. > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >> level you'd get a message box telling you that you need to update your >> MSI version. Thanks again Phil. Since I had to write a custom action to conditionally place a shortcut on the start menu for some exe's in my application, I simply added one that does just what you say below. It all works out pretty well. David > You'll have to write some code, a small program that fires off msiexec /x > {your product code guid} . > > Microsoft recommend that people go to Add/Remove Programs to do this (it'll > be there anyway). Free MagazinesGet these publications absolutely FREE for up to 12 months. There are no hidden fees and no obligation. Simply choose a title, complete the application form and submit it. Read more ...
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