Changing product name during installation

[Sam]

Is it possible to change the product name (the one displayed in Add/Remove
Programs) during the installation? Say I have to install 'MyProduct', and
the first dialog in the installation asks the user to pick one of a number
of choices (1,2,3,....). If the user chooses 3, I would like to rename the
product to 'MyProduct_3'.
Any ideas?

Sam

[Rich [Microsoft Windows Installer MVP]]

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>If the user chooses 3, I would like to rename the
>product to 'MyProduct_3'.

Is this purely for cosmetic reasons, or do you have some other
motivation?
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[Sam]

The product I am installing has sligthly different settings depending on the
environment where it's installed (test, staging, production). The users
don't want three different msi files, so I have to create only one installer
with a dialog to choose the environment. In the Add/Remove Programs window,
they would like to see the additional information of which environment they
actually installed. You can say this is a purely cosmetic issue, but it
would be nice if it can be done.

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[Rich [Microsoft Windows Installer MVP]]

[Please do not mail me a copy of your followup]

"Sam" <sam...@ubid.com> spake the secret code

<eot8oW#3BHA.2284@tkmsftngp07> thusly:

>You can say this is a purely cosmetic issue, but it
>would be nice if it can be done.

I believe the name stored there is taken from the ProductName
property; you could make a temporary modification to the value of the
property in a CA.