"Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]" <hirf-spam-me-here@gmx.at> wrote in message
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> "Daniel" <gro***@madridmadridsoleado.com> schrieb:
>> OK, I have Windows 2000 & Visual Studio 2003.  I have a project to which
>> I have added the setup wizard.  I build the wizard and it outputs my MSI
>> file.
>>
>> Problem, when I try to install the MSI, I get an error telling me that
>> the path "." is not valid.  Any one know what the problem is?
>>
>> When I installed Windows and VS I just put "." as the name and as the
>> company name.  This is the only thing that I can think is related.  So, I
>> went through the registry and changed this but still not working.
>
> You can try to change the setup project's 'Manufacturer' property.  Setup
> will create a folder consisting of "%%PROGRAMFILES%\<Manufacturer name>",
> if the manufacturer name is "." the folder cannot be created because "."
> is not a valid folder name.
>
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"Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]" <hirf-spam-me-here@gmx.at> wrote in message
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> "Daniel" <gro***@madridmadridsoleado.com> schrieb:
>> Thanks!  Where can I change this property?
>
> Untested:  Select the setup project and change the value of its
> 'Manufacturer' property.  Maybe this is sufficient.
>
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> M S   Herfried K. Wagner
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