How to Add Uninstallation icon inProgram Group for vb.net application

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Amit - 24 Jan 2005 08:52 GMT

Hi All,

I am new in .net and trying to create setup with uninstallation icon in
program group.
I have created one shortcut in my program group under application menu,by
using msiexec /U <Product Code>.

Its working fine,but at the time of installing setup,it will prompt one
message that...
"cannot overwrite msiexec.exe due to some reason....".

I have included msiexec.exe in Application Folder under File System of setup
Project.

Another thing i want to do to check and prompt user to Repair previous
installed version or Remove current one and install new version.

Please guide me regarding this,Any help will be appreciable.

Thanks in Advance

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Phil Wilson - 25 Jan 2005 04:20 GMT

You must not resistribute msiexec.exe ! It's part of the operating system,
and the fact that it didn't overwrite it might have saved you from a
disaster. That's what Windows File Protection is for.

A MS support guy called Felix Wang posted this a while back. See if it
helps:

> 1. Create a shortcut to the msiexec.exe on your local machine. Change
> the target to the following:
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> 4. In VS.Net Setup project, change the .TXT file extension back to .LNK.

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> Hi All,
>
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> Thanks in Advance

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Amit - 25 Jan 2005 07:35 GMT

Hi,

Thanks for your suggestion.
I hope this will work for me.

Another things is that,to detect previous version of installed setup in of
Visual Studio VB.Net Setup and show cutom dialog for user intraction.User
will have two options for that one is Repair previous one or Remove and
Upgrade old one with new one.

Should i need to add custom action for this.Right now i have checked
checkpreviousversion property to true,it just remove the previous
version,but didn't installed new version after removing previous one.I need
to run new setup again for that.

Thanking You,
Amit

> You must not resistribute msiexec.exe ! It's part of the operating system,
> and the fact that it didn't overwrite it might have saved you from a
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> > Thanks in Advance

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