I also posted this to the controls group but after looking I think it
probably belongs here:
I've keyed in the following code that I copied drom my asp .net for dummies
book:

Where can I find a list of allowable variables (such as: [VSDNETMSG],
[ProgramFilesFolder], [ProductName], etc) and their definitions for use in
Visual Studio .NET 2003 setup projects?  I am pulling my hair out trying to
figure out how I can get the installer to come up with the ...

I have a VB.NET 2003 solution that I created in VS2003.  I added a
setup project to the solution, and I added the primary output of the
project to the "Application Folder" in the File System window.
When the setup runs, the shortcut's target is set to the folder - not

I have a situation where I want to distribute a COM DLL with my
application.
The COM DLL is called using late binding, and as such it is not
referenced in the application's project as a reference.

I have a windows service written in C# and it has the following
installers.
Installers.Add(new ProjectInstaller() /* EIF installer */);
Installers.Add(perfCounterInstaller);

while developing Setup with VS7.1 I faced with some problem. In my project I
want check in Registry if there is SUN or IBM Java JRE in my computer. So in
Launch Conditions Editor I add two Registry Searches: IBM Java and SUN Java.
IBM Java Property should be ...

I have an odd situation with my dotnet framework.  About two weeks ago, my
IIS stopped running for some bizarre reason.  I uninstalled/reinstalled
IIS, but then I got an error that the 1.1 framework wasn't present.  So I
downloaded dotnetfx.exe off the MS website, but it gives up ...

Hi , i tried making a setup project for a simple web site in VS 2005 ( the
web site is trivial and just contains a button control ). And although the
setup project builds correctly , but even when i run the msi on the same
computer , i just cant seem to get the web site to work. ...

Can I select a SQL Server during install process, create a database and
insert some values into?
Thanks.
Víctor

and sorry for cross-posting - but I don't know to which of the groups
this question belongs... Probably, to all the 3.
I have a VS2003 deployment project that uses a Custom Action (executing
a VBS script with a parameter).

I am having exactly the same error as this post:-
http://groups.google.co.uk/group/microsoft.public.dotnet.framework.setup/browse_
frm/thread/2944559dc61e9542/c97e636f3fa75481?q=%22another+version+of+this+produc
t+is+already+installed%22&rnum=13&hl=en#c97e636f3fa75481
i.e.
"I have a ...

Friends
i want a log file to get created as i install my application using myapplication.msi or setup.exe generated by VS 2003.
I dont want the command prompt solution using
msiexec myapplication.msi /l c:\mylog.log

When I try to install Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 with SP1 I get the error message "The upgrade patch cannot be installed by the Windows Installer service because the program to be updated may be missing, or the upgrade patch may update a different version of the program." Do I ...

In my setup project, I want to make sure users' machines are running Windows
XP or Windows Tablet PC Edition SP2. How can I do that ?
Thanks a lot.
Dotnetjunky

I'm creating a setup project in Visual Studio and I have a couple of
questions.
Firstly:
So far I have it so that the default location of the application folder