Help!!!! Please Asap

[monte]

Hello,

I am creating a virtual directory using the Windows Installer (.msi). But it is creating the folder under another directory. PLease let me know if it is ok to move the virtual directory (cut and paste) to where I would like. Will this effect running the application? Please let me know this is really important to me.

Or let me know if how to create the virtual directory under a specific folder using the Windows Installer.

Thanks A lot

[mendhak]

No, it's NOT ok to do that. IIS maps a virtual directory name to a specified directory path on the computer. What you need to do is to open up IIS, and change the path of the virtual directory to wherever you want it to be and then copy over the contents of your folder to that new location

[monte]

Please let me know if I am doing the procedure wrong. the Windows Installer creates a folder(with all my files and bin folder).

Then I thought of moving the folder to a specific folder and create a virtual directory using the IIS manager--> new virtual directory and specify the new path.

Please let me know if the process is wrong.

Also can I delete the virtual directory Windows Installer Creates ? if I am using the above process.

Thanks a lot

[mendhak]

In Windows Explorer, start by moving the folder that was installed to the location you want.
Open IIS: Start > Run > inetmgr [ENTER]
Expand the Default websites till you get to your virtual directory, and delete it.
Right click default website, create a new virtual directory and give it the same name as that of the virtual directory you deleted. When asked to browse to the folder, browse over to the newly located folder.
And in the permissions screen, check the first three checkboxes.

[monte]

Thanks Mendhak!!!

Is there anywhere in the Windows Installer deployment process, that we can specify where the files folder needs to be installed. Because right now the virtual directory is automatically getting created under a custom web site instead of default web site

Thanks