I am a newbie requiring urgent help with the following issues...I am working
on a ASP.NET application with VB as the code behind language...The database
is SQL Server...
1)How can I programmitically get the path where IIS is installed so that I

When I go to
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=a8f5654f
-088e-40b2
-bbdb-a83353618b38
there is the dotnetfx Installer for v1.1 Service Pack 1 for download.

I want to distribute a single msi to the user, which when launched will check
for the prerequisites, and download these from my website(without user
downloading) - will not show EULA to the user - and install these and then
commence on the application installation to a user ...

I want my newly-installed DLLs to be available on the target machine's Add
References lists, so I'm attempting to add the target directory to the
following Registry key in my installer:
HKCU/Software/Microsoft/.NETFramework/AssemblyFolders/[ProductName]

If in Custom Action I throw an exception in order to force installer to
rollback
dialog box appears telling about error occurred.
Can I make installer not to show me that error and rollback silently?

I am trying to default my installation to be installed for everyone instead
of just me. What I found was that I should set the AllUsers property to ALL.
Unfortunately I don't have this AllUsers property. The only property I have
for the Installation Folder dialog ist the ...

Is there a way to run .msi file produced by Setup Project that
will prompt for a password to install?
I know that I can add a Custom Action, but Custom Action kicks in after
files are copied already. I wood like to have a check before the files are

When I try to install my product with an .MSI generated from Visual
Studio 2003, I can install it successfully as an administrator, but
when an ordinary user tries to install the application, all files end
up in the root of the C-drive, which is not good at all. The strange

Is there any simple way to set specific file permissions from within a Web
Setup Package or do I have to write a custom installer to do so.
The sort of thing I need to do is grant NETWORK SERVICE Modify permissions
on an Images folder to allow updates from the web app.

Someone knows how can I do that?  I want to run my application after install
it.
And another: Someone knows how can i put a winform's mine in front of
installation form ??

Is t possible to evaluate a registry value as a launch condition, or is it
only possible to check for a registry key existence ?
Niclas

I'm comming to the conclusion that the VS2005 install project is a
little bit too simple for my needs. Does anyone has any experience with
3rd party installers to share with me?

   I have a registry key that is poopulated with a textbox property from
the installer.  When I do a repair the registry key remains but the value is
set to blank.  How do I have the installer remember the value that was
entered during the install?

   I have a installer class that uses a library which my install places in
a subfolder called Lib.  In my app.config folder I have this path referenced
in the following way
<runtime>

I have a setup project in which I want to copy some settings files in the
User Profile\Local App Data\Company Name\Version folder.
The application is installed by logging on as an administrator. So the first
time I install the application - the settings file is copied to ...