changing the default folder in a setup project

[Jason]

building installs for Vista and would like to install my app in the user
space so it does not require elevation. The defaultlocation property is set
to:

[ProgramFilesFolder][Manufacturer]\MyApp

Which obviously needs elevation to install there so I'm thinking something
like:

[CurrentUser]\MyApp but don't know what's available??

Can you tell me what options (variables) there are for this field..I have
been searching and can't find any documentation..

Thanks
Jason

[Linda Liu [MSFT]]

Hi Jason,

To change the default location where a folder will be installed on the
target computer, you could modify the DefaultLocation property of the
Application Folder in the setup project.

To do this, select the setup project in the Solution Explorer and click the
'File System Editor' button on the header of the Solution Explorer, which
will open the File System editor. In the File System editor, select the
'Application Folder' node and change its DefaultLocation property in the
Properties window to the any path you'd like, e.g. [PersonalFolder]\MyApp.

Please try my suggestion and let me know the result.

Sincerely,
Linda Liu
Microsoft Online Community Support

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[Jason]

Linda,

Thanks for your response. I understand how to change the value. What I am
looking for are the values I can use.

Is [PersonalFolder] a valid value? is it valid for XP and Vista? What are
other values this attribute can use?

Thanks
Jason

[Linda Liu [MSFT]]

Hi Jason,

Thank you for your prompt response.

Yes, [PersonalFolder] is a valid value for both XP and Vista.

When the setup program runs on XP machine, the file path is something like
'C:\Documents and Settings\current user name\My Documents\MyApp'.

When the setup program runs on Vista machine, the file path is someting like
'C:\Users\current user name\Documents\MyApp'.

Alternatively, you could also set the DefaultLocation to the following
values:

[CommonFilesFolder]\MyApp
(file path on Vista: 'C:\Program Files\Common Files\MyApp\' )

[ProgramFilesFolder]\MyApp
(file path on Vista: 'C:\Program Files\MyApp\')

[SystemFolder]\MyApp
(file path on Vista: 'C:\Windows\system32\MyApp\')

[AppDataFolder]\MyApp
(file path on Vista: 'C:\Users\v-lliu\AppData\Roaming\MyApp\')

[FavoritesFolder]\MyApp
(file path on Vista: 'C:\Users\v-lliu\Favorites\MyApp\')

Hope this helps.
If you have anything unclear, please feel free to let me know.

[Jason]

Thanks Linda, this is exactly what I was looking for

[gourav gupta]

but i want to change installtion path like
[C Drive][Manufacturer]\[ProductName],i tried [Defaultvolume][Manufacturer]\[ProductName] also but it doesn't work :(

>> On Wednesday, January 24, 2007 10:55 PM v-lli wrote:

>> Hi Jason,
>>
>> To change the default location where a folder will be installed on the
>> target computer, you could modify the DefaultLocation property of the
>> Application Folder in the setup project.
>>
>> To do this, select the setup project in the Solution Explorer and click the
>> 'File System Editor' button on the header of the Solution Explorer, which
>> will open the File System editor. In the File System editor, select the
>> 'Application Folder' node and change its DefaultLocation property in the
>> Properties window to the any path you'd like, e.g. [PersonalFolder]\MyApp.
>>
>> Please try my suggestion and let me know the result.
>>

>> Sincerely,
>> Linda Liu
>> Microsoft Online Community Support
>>

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>>
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>>> On Thursday, January 25, 2007 12:41 AM JRawlin wrote:

>>> Linda,
>>>
>>> Thanks for your response. I understand how to change the value. What I am
>>> looking for are the values I can use.
>>>
>>> Is [PersonalFolder] a valid value? is it valid for XP and Vista? What are
>>> other values this attribute can use?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>> Jason
>>>
>>>
>>> "Linda Liu [MSFT]" wrote:

>>>>> On Monday, January 29, 2007 10:39 AM JRawlin wrote:

>>>>> Thanks Linda, this is exactly what I was looking for
>>>>>
>>>>> "Linda Liu [MSFT]" wrote:

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[Sergio Salanitri]

Hi all,

I need tutorial about how to change the Outlook addin 2007 setup project to support change default installation path using the command line. This requirement is required to deployment department in IT area. They use SMS sofware to distribute the addin in desktop machines.

Thank in advance.

> On Wednesday, January 24, 2007 12:51 PM JRawlin wrote:

> building installs for Vista and would like to install my app in the user
> space so it does not require elevation. The defaultlocation property is set
> to:
>
> [ProgramFilesFolder][Manufacturer]\MyApp
>
> Which obviously needs elevation to install there so I'm thinking something
> like:
>
> [CurrentUser]\MyApp but don't know what's available??
>
> Can you tell me what options (variables) there are for this field..I have
> been searching and can't find any documentation..
>
> Thanks
> Jason

>> On Wednesday, January 24, 2007 10:55 PM v-lli wrote:

>> Hi Jason,
>>
>> To change the default location where a folder will be installed on the
>> target computer, you could modify the DefaultLocation property of the
>> Application Folder in the setup project.
>>
>> To do this, select the setup project in the Solution Explorer and click the
>> 'File System Editor' button on the header of the Solution Explorer, which
>> will open the File System editor. In the File System editor, select the
>> 'Application Folder' node and change its DefaultLocation property in the
>> Properties window to the any path you'd like, e.g. [PersonalFolder]\MyApp.
>>
>> Please try my suggestion and let me know the result.
>>

>> Sincerely,
>> Linda Liu
>> Microsoft Online Community Support
>>

>>>>> On Monday, January 29, 2007 10:39 AM JRawlin wrote:

>>>>> Thanks Linda, this is exactly what I was looking for
>>>>>
>>>>> "Linda Liu [MSFT]" wrote:

[m]

when i use [progaramfiles][manufacturer][productname],installation is successful,but when i browse other locations like D:/ProjectExamples then it is giving an error 1001 while installation proceeding,So plz help me out what the changes needed to be done using orca to edit my wizard to install at any choosen location

> On Wednesday, January 24, 2007 12:51 PM JRawlin wrote:

> building installs for Vista and would like to install my app in the user
> space so it does not require elevation. The defaultlocation property is set
> to:
>
> [ProgramFilesFolder][Manufacturer]\MyApp
>
> Which obviously needs elevation to install there so I'm thinking something
> like:
>
> [CurrentUser]\MyApp but don't know what's available??
>
> Can you tell me what options (variables) there are for this field..I have
> been searching and can't find any documentation..
>
> Thanks
> Jason

>> On Wednesday, January 24, 2007 10:55 PM v-lli wrote:

>> Hi Jason,
>>
>> To change the default location where a folder will be installed on the
>> target computer, you could modify the DefaultLocation property of the
>> Application Folder in the setup project.
>>
>> To do this, select the setup project in the Solution Explorer and click the
>> 'File System Editor' button on the header of the Solution Explorer, which
>> will open the File System editor. In the File System editor, select the
>> 'Application Folder' node and change its DefaultLocation property in the
>> Properties window to the any path you'd like, e.g. [PersonalFolder]\MyApp.
>>
>> Please try my suggestion and let me know the result.
>>

>> Sincerely,
>> Linda Liu
>> Microsoft Online Community Support
>>

>>>>> On Monday, January 29, 2007 10:39 AM JRawlin wrote:

>>>>> Thanks Linda, this is exactly what I was looking for
>>>>>
>>>>> "Linda Liu [MSFT]" wrote:

>>>>>> On Tuesday, November 02, 2010 1:18 AM gourav gupta wrote:

>>>>>> but i want to change installtion path like
>>>>>>
>>>>>> [C Drive][Manufacturer]\[ProductName],i tried [Defaultvolume][Manufacturer]\[ProductName] also but it doesn't work :(