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Asked: 2026-05-11T03:26:45+00:00

I used windows installer (msi project) and actually I have the msi file after

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I used windows installer (msi project) and actually I have the msi file after installation it throws a shortcuts to the desktop.

My problem is when i double-click on the shortcut for my application, it displays somthing like the installation then it runs my application. I don’t want the installtion windows to appear where my application doesn’t need to throw any file or to install something before running all pre-requests are installed through the msi file. I want that when the end-user clicks on the shortcut, it runs the application directly …

I hope I explained my problem well.

One additional note i’m using VS 2005, C#

What if i want to remove this action where it always happens. everytime i double click on the exe file it appears this window . my application is not so complicated to so.

EDIT: where can i find the log file ?!?

please help. thnx indavence

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  1. One of the ‘features‘ of the MSI installation system is that it can automatically repair some things when your application is run.

    A good way to see this in action is to have two versions of Microsoft Office installed side-by-side. After running MS Word 2007, an invocation of MS Word 2003 will start with MsiExec popping up to fix a few things before the application starts.

    Almost certainly, what you’re seeing is this kind of repair – check the log file and find out what is being fixed, then alter your installation project so things aren’t broken on first install.

    Hope this helps.

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