.net Application Deployment

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Glyn Meek

I am quite comfortable building the .msi file to install a Pocket PC project
onto a PC, and when a user then clicks on the .exe file generated by the
..msi, the application is successfully downloaded and installed onto the
Pocket PC...

BUT...

to save our customers having to take too many manual actions, I would like
the .msi installer to automatically kick off the .exe file which does the
PC->Pocket PC copying/installation. I am sure there is some option or
another in the 'setup project' but I cannot seem to find what it is.

Anyone help?

Regards

Glyn J Meek
 
Look into CustomAction table in MSI:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/msi/setup/c
ustomaction_table.asp
Among other things it allows you to execute an EXE as a part of
installation process. It can be done in VS installer project, but it's
capabilities are limited.
You might have to use other tools (e.g. orca) to tweak an MSI.

Best regards,

Ilya

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