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Forum:
ASP.NET
Category:
Deployments
Environment versions
Environment:
C# 2.0
OS:
Vista
Network:
Windows 2008 Server
Database:
MS SQL Server
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Thread ID:
01354181
Message ID:
01354903
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>I am using the Deployment Project in Visual Studio to create an MSI file for install. I am creating some folders under my application folder and would like to change the permissions for that folder during setup to allow read and write for all users.
>I got the idea from reading http://doughennig.blogspot.com/2007/12/where-should-data-go-in-vista.html
>
>It does not seem to be as easy as in Inno Setup
>
>Thanks,
>Einar

It turns out the only way to do it with the VS setup project is to add an installer class and then use the custom actions. It is messy and not very easy, but it works. After I got it working I decided to go a different direction :)
Semper ubi sub ubi.
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