[RESOLVED] [02/03] Deployment project wont install.......help, pretty pleeeeeease!

[goingcrazy]

Hello all, I think I am missing something here. I am building a deployment project (2nd one). This time around, I am including dotnefx.exe and bootstrapper. I have downloaded both (manually and outside of vb). I have changed my settings msi file from the default to:

[Bootstrap]
Msi=.\Sectionb.msi (sectionb) is my project name
'LanguageDirectory=jpn
'ProductName=testproductname
'DialogText=
'CaptionText=
'ErrorCaptionText=
FsInstallerPath=.\dotnetfx.exe

This is what my text tells me to do. I have even tried to change the path to:

fsinstallerpath=c:\programfiles\dotnetfx.exe

since, I saved the dotnetfx and bootstrapper sample in my program files
but when I click install via visual basic, I get a message that reads

"Installer was interrupted, you need to restart Sectionb (project name)

When I go to program files and double-click my setup.exe file, I get this message: "Project Installer, setupb.msi cannot be found. Will now exit."

I didn't have this problem with the first one I did but of course I did not include these redist files. Can anybody possibly pick up on what I am doing wrong?

[goingcrazy]

did I post enough information for a reply? I tried to copy my msi file to the same folder as the dotnetfx file (as per msdn library instructions) but it will not let me.

[jmcilhinney]

Are you using VS.NET 2003? If so then no manual changes are required. You simply install the VS.NET Bootstrapper Plug-in and then any Setup projects you build will automatically include the Framework in their output and the Setup.exe will automatically bootstrap the Framework installer when it's run.

If you're using 2002 then it's another story and I have no idea what manual changes are required.

[goingcrazy]

Thanks, I am using visual basic.net 2003. So I need the plug-in in addition to the bootstrapper sample I downloaded from Microsoft? I will try this out now.

Just reread this, you gave me instructions for VS, is it the same for VB?

[jmcilhinney]

VS is Visual Studio and that's the IDE you're using. Download and install the bootstrapper plug-in and the rest happens automatically. I'd say that the example you followed was created before that plug-in existed.

[goingcrazy]

ok, I installed and ran the bootstrapper plug-in but I am sorry to say that did not work either. I even tried to copy the setup folder to the same folder as the setup.exe but still nothing and yes I did rebuild the solution.



Nevermind........I just needed to start with a fresh project. Thanks a ton!