Deploying framework in deployment package

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Steve Long

Hello, I 'm not sure if this is the correct forum to post this question in
but, I using MS' suggested method of using their setup.exe and settings.ini
to deploy dotnetfx.exe with my deployment package. My question is, there are
settings in the Config.ini file that I'd like to know how to change but
can't find any info on. For instance, I would like to change the following
line:
IDS_SETUP_SUCCEEDED=Setup succeeded.

to keep the setup succeeded dialog from even displaying. Anybody know
anything about this?

Thanks in advance.

Steve
 
Hi Steve,

Sorry, I don't know anything about that, but I'm curious why you have this requirement in the first place. If the app is being
installed by a person, how will that person know if the installation is successful without looking at the log?

I think you have another way to do this, if it's really necessary, by using Visual Studio.NET. Create a setup and deployment
project and open its "User Interface Editor". One of the dialogs listed is named, "Finish" and it's located under the "End" step.
You can delete it from here.

GL
 
Dave,
here's the scenario:

I have a VB6 app that I needed to modify and I decided to use VS 2003 to
create additional functionality via a COM DLL. The installation for that
program was done in InstallShield Express so I converted it to InstallShield
X Express. I tried to convert it to Wise but couldn't get the Wise Installer
to do what I needed to get done. So, I have this Install that, will extract
and .msi before continuing the install. I grab the .msi and alter Microsoft
Setup.exe sample (actually the Setup.ini file) to point to my .msi. This
Setup.exe program will install dotnetfx.exe if the framework is not already
there but it also pops up those stupid dialog boxes at the beginning and end
of the install process. I'd like to get ride of them is all. I opened the
..msi in Wise for Windows Installer but couldn't find where those dialogs
were.

Convoluted I know but it's what I'm stuck with for now.

Steve

Dave Sexton said:
Hi Steve,

Sorry, I don't know anything about that, but I'm curious why you have this
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requirement in the first place. If the app is being
installed by a person, how will that person know if the installation is
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successful without looking at the log?
I think you have another way to do this, if it's really necessary, by
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using Visual Studio.NET. Create a setup and deployment
project and open its "User Interface Editor". One of the dialogs listed
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is named, "Finish" and it's located under the "End" step.
 
Thanks Dave,
I'll check that out.

I know, I know. It's a bit of a mess but it seems to be working. GG, it's so
much easier to write some of this stuff in .NET that I didn't want to mess
with VB6 to get'r done... :)

Steve

Dave Sexton said:
Hi Steve,

I see now that you are trying to suppress the dotnetfx.exe dialogs and I
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believe that you might be able to do that using the "/q:a"
 
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