[02/03] Deployed app tries to reinstall itself

[Xcoder]

Every once in a while after a reboot, double-clicking any shortcut (user programs, desktop or quicklaunch) makes the app's installation program to try to launch again.

The solution in our case is to run the exe file itself directly from the Program Files folder.

I have seen a similar behaviour in an external app written also in .NET but in that case after double-clicking a file associated with the app. And the solution was to run the shortcut first!

I checked the net and it happened to someone else with a web app only after changing users as the "available for all users" option was selected. I also selected this but I login with the same user every time.

Greetz

[kleinma]

how did you deploy the project? With a windows installer based technology?

[Xcoder]

how did you deploy the project? With a windows installer based technology?

With a .NET Setup Project, but no Windows Installer classes. I do install some merge modules though.

[kleinma]

you could try running the Windows Installer Cleanup utility and get rid of the entry for your app. It could be something screwed up with that. No guarantee, but I have fixed many a windows installer issue (including similar ones to what you are describing) by removing the windows installer cache files via that utility

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301

[Xcoder]

you could try running the Windows Installer Cleanup utility and get rid of the entry for your app. It could be something screwed up with that. No guarantee, but I have fixed many a windows installer issue (including similar ones to what you are describing) by removing the windows installer cache files via that utility

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301

Yeah, after some more searching I came across the same link. I will tell the client to download the latest WI and then use the cleanup utility and see how it goes. Thanks K.