If I manually create a shortcut to my executable, then I can drag and drop
files from Windows Explorer onto the shortcut to invoke the program.  When I
create the desktop shortcut through a setup project, I cannot drop files onto
this shortcut.

This problem is very strange and I donno. where can dig into.
I'm creating a windows setup project and with no custom installations. I have just used the options and properties given by the project.
Here my problem is, whenever I try to install my application it should not ask for ...

i am developing an application, which needs a specific dll (e.g.
xy.dll). i successfully packaged my application and also its needed
dependencies (the file xy.dll) in an installer project. but instead of
packaging xy.dll with my application installer, i want to use (this

I am creating a setup project for a Windows Forms application that includes
a app.config file. What I would like to do is include with the installation
package a "loose" file that would basically be a copy of the config file,
with settings for the target system that can be copied ...

I am working on a web project.
I have a InstallerClass in my project.
While making setup ( using web setup template) for this web application, I
have added a userinterface with 4 textboxs, and added assembly to

I have in my organization clients that with windows2000/XP without .net
framework. And I want to install .net application in the machine but before I
need to install .net framework.
I don’t know how to install the .net framework in the all computer from the

I created a setup project.
If i install my program on the deployment machine it's ok.
if i install on the client machine, the installation rollback.
With the utility fuslogvw i have this errors for the assembly binder,

The server where I want to install my website has more than one 'root'
website in IIS - "Default web site" and another website. Both use port 80.
When Windows installer runs, it prompts the user only for the virtual
directory name and port number. It does not install the site ...

Hello...
I have an assembly that had a build number that was incrmenting for a
while...but now it seems to decrease.  
In the AssemblyInfo file I have:  <Assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.4.0.*")>

In a Deployment Project in .NET:
What is the best way to detect if Excel is installed on the client machine,
and which version they are using (I am referencing the Excel 10 objects) -
use a Registry search or a Windows Installer Search (which seems to look for

I'm very new to .net development.  Can someone please shed some light on how
I can retrieve the data entered by the user during the setup process?
I've created a little windows application and a setup project. I've added a
textbox dialog in the Start node of the User Interface ...

I have a problem with a setup project which I have created with Visual
Studio .NET 2003. In this project I have an extension DLL to perform
some custom actions. I am parsing the source location of my installer
(public property SOURCEDIR) to the custom DLL by using

I am not sure this is the right forum so please bare with me that I've
posted the same on fora:
microsoft.public.dotnet.faq
microsoft.public.dotnet.framework.setup

When I try to install .NET Framework 1.1 SP1 from either Windows Update or
from the download file, I get the following error:  
SL1.tmp - Common Language Runtime Debugging Services : Application has
generated an exception that could not be handled.

We are distributing a .NET application to our clients along with .NET
Framework 1.1 Runtime in the installation package. Is there any way
that we can install this successfully without requiring user to be a
local computer admin?