[dba-VB] .Net Setup, launch application after installation

Yes. I've used it before as well (also Wise and even WinZipSE).
I'm trying to do this natively out of the VS2008 setup & deployment project.
I can't believe there isn't anything natively built in to do so.


On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 3:22 PM, Charlotte Foust
<cfoust at infostatsystems.com> wrote:
> We use an installShield installer and it has provision for a file to execute when the installation ends.  Is that what you mean?
>
> Charlotte Foust
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dba-vb-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-vb-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of David McAfee
> Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2010 2:59 PM
> To: Discussion concerning Visual Basic and related programming issues.
> Subject: [dba-VB] .Net Setup, launch application after installation
>
> OK, am I the only one having a hard time with this?
>
> Visual Studio 2008 doesn't offer a simple method of launching the
> application after installation (via Setup/MSI), or at least provide an
> easy way to prompt the user if they want to launch the app on the
> finished screen.
>
> I used to be able to so this from Install Shield, Wise and hell, even
> via WinZip Self Extractor.
>
> I've been following tips from here:
> http://www.codeproject.com/KB/install/Installation.aspx?msg=3340422#xx3340422xx
> and here: http://blogs.msdn.com/astebner/archive/2006/08/12/696833.aspx?CommentPosted=true#commentmessage
>
> But I still don't have the ability to launch the app that is being installed.
>
> Do any of you .Net gurus know of an easy way to do so?
>
> Thanks,
> David
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