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Asked: 2026-05-11T18:41:21+00:00

I’m using Visual Studio 2008 and have created a setup project for my application.

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I’m using Visual Studio 2008 and have created a setup project for my application. The application has a high-resolution icon (for Vista). There’s a bug in Visual Studio, and the installer creates a desktop shortcut with a low resolution icon.

I logged this bug in Microsoft Connect (https://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/feedback/ViewFeedback.aspx?FeedbackID=338258) and finally got an answer, which is to use Orca to edit the msi file and replace the icon. That solutions works fine.

Now I want to automate that process, so I can include it in my build script. Is there a way to do that?

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  1. Editorial Team

    You can write VBS, JS (using cscript, which is built in with every Windows) to modify the MSI, the syntax is pretty much SQL like.
    Here is a MSDN page that shows various examples.

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