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

I know, I just can't believe they didn't give that option in the MSI builder.

I've followed this guys blog:
http://blogs.msdn.com/astebner/archive/2006/08/12/696833.aspx?CommentPosted=true#commentmessage

It launches after install (if the checkbox remains checked) in all
(XP32, Vista 64, Win 7 32/64) my supported OS's except Vista 32 bit.

I think this guy had a similar proglem:

http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx?dg=microsoft.public.platformsdk.msi&tid=1dbfd840-d667-47bc-bcd7-7fa4c615afb6&cat=&lang=&cr=&sloc=&p=1

My issue is that I don't know enough about Custom Actions or Jscript
to modify the .JS file to alter the "no impersonation" bit setting.

I can't believe such a trivial item is taking all of my time.

David

On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 8:33 AM, Charlotte Foust
<cfoust at infostatsystems.com> wrote:
> Maybe you're looking at it from the wrong end.  The .Net purpose is to give you control, but that doesn't mean you don't have to build your own tools.
>
> 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 3:40 PM
> To: Discussion concerning Visual Basic and related programming issues.
> Subject: Re: [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