install options for users ?

[kevin_sauerwald]

my client is saying when he installs my app it only installs for
the local user...

he wants it to install for all users of the PC..

do I control that ? or do you just change the install path to
not me the local users when you install ?

never got into this stuff before..

[Negative0]

How are you deploying? I think with ClickOnce you can only install for the local user. If you are using a Setup project, you can change the InstallAllUsers property to True.

[Shaggy Hiker]

ClickOnce will only allow you to install for the current user. When you think about it, it's nearly an unsupervised installation routine. They decided that it had to work, whether the user was an admin, or not, so to work within the security constraints, apps only get installed in a restrictive way.

[kevin_sauerwald]

I have been just doing the good old publish method to make the install package..

is the other method you speak of normal vs2008 stuff I have access to ?

or do I need to use something like install shield ?

[jmcilhinney]

I have been just doing the good old publish method to make the install package..

is the other method you speak of normal vs2008 stuff I have access to ?

or do I need to use something like install shield ?

If you're using VB Express then your only inbuilt option is ClickOnce deployment by publishing. If you have a full edition of VS then you can use Windows Installer deployment by creating a Setup project.

[kevin_sauerwald]

I have the full install of Vb2008.. I've been jsut using the click once.. since its so easy to just do.. guess I'll have to look into the more involved packing
process..

[chris128]

Its really not very complicated, just open VS and create a new project and choose Setup Project as the project type then just have a play around in there. Its pretty obvious what to do for most of it for just a simple installation

ClickOnce will only allow you to install for the current user. When you think about it, it's nearly an unsupervised installation routine. They decided that it had to work, whether the user was an admin, or not, so to work within the security constraints, apps only get installed in a restrictive way.

I didnt realise non-admin users could install ClickOnce apps... I guess that is why it installs into Local Settings somewhere rather than to Program Files

[kevin_sauerwald]

so thats how ya do it.. hmm.. I'm just so used to the way I did
it in VB6.. and when I came over to VS land.. ClickOnce was
the easiest.. didnt look into the setup package way.. but now
I know how.. I was just gettin ready to find it in the help section
and read it..

thanks everyone !!