Questions about Visual Studio Installer 6.0 ***RESOLVED***

[maurices5000]

1) What are merge modules used for?

2) An article that i read said that it is possible to configure installer for normal setup and for network setup. What does it mean to configure the installer for network setup?

3) What i am also interested in is a way to install the app so that no matter who logins into the computer, the app will always be available. Right now, if i install the app, it is only available for that particular login. How do i change that?

Thanks!

[mendhak]

1. For class libraries which you want to be available to everyone, or shared, on the computer.

2. It means that the installer you create can be placed on a network share on your office's network and users can run the installer from there itself.

[Hack]

Moved to Application Deployement.

[maurices5000]

Thanks!

Referring to your comment on #2, is it difficult to create a package what will run from the server so we don't have to save it on all the computers?

What we thought we had to do was install this software on each computer in order for it to be used. Are there problems or issues with having multiple uses access the app from the server other than typical networking issues? Do i need to do anything in particular to my program?

Thanks again!

[Hack]

Thanks!

Referring to your comment on #2, is it difficult to create a package what will run from the server so we don't have to save it on all the computers?

What we thought we had to do was install this software on each computer in order for it to be used. Are there problems or issues with having multiple uses access the app from the server other than typical networking issues? Do i need to do anything in particular to my program?

Thanks again!Those "typical network issues" can get very bothersome in a large, busy network. We put installs on a server, have then run from the server to install the software on the client PC. From the client PC, the app is run.

[maurices5000]

Thanks. Those were my original intentions i think until i read an article on VSI. My only concern is about uninstalling and reinstalling when that version of the app needs to be replaced or upgraded.

How will i or the network tech handle uninstalls and reinstallations? Is this time consuming?

Thanks!