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June 20, 2011

C# Create a Windows Installer Class Custom Action bootstrap DLL in .Net

The standard windows installer project included with Visual Studio right out of the box is great in many deployment scenarios. For more advanced needs, organizations and developers usually defer to 3rd party solutions, such as InstallShield, Wise, wix or NSIS… Continue reading

June 20, 2011

Call Cancel from Custom Action in .Net Windows Installer Project

As an alternative to using the “Rollback” or “InstallException” approach, simply use pinvoke/interop to call the cancel button on the base installer form directly. (see my related post for more detail and full code) References https://ronniediaz.com/2011/06/20/the-savedstate-dictionary-does-not-contain-the-expected-values-and-might-have-been-corrupted/ Continue reading

June 20, 2011

the savedstate dictionary does not contain the expected values and might have been corrupted

This is a common error with custom action development, especially if you are working with your own custom installer class, not using wix or some other windows installer derivative. Since many of the Google entries for this were unresolved, thought… Continue reading

March 31, 2011

Create an Uninstall Shortcut for Windows Installer in C#

When utilizing the windows installer project type bundled with Visual Studio I was very surprised to find there was no simple functionality to add an uninstall shortcut. Instead, there are a few workarounds, some better than others but overall going… Continue reading