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Absolute or relative "INSTALLDIR"


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joeychou1985

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Posted 06 October 2010 - 17:37

Hi, I have a problem with "INSTALLDIR".

I change the "INSTALLDIR" from "[ProgramFilesFolder]MUDPRO" to "C:\PVI\MUDPRO". In this case, the software is not installed to the program file folder, but "C:\PVI\MUDPRO" instead.

The path "C:\PVI\MUDPRO" is an absolute path. If user's operating system is not installed on disk C, for example disk D, the software is stilled installed at "C:\PVI\MUDPRO".

But I hope that it can automatically detect which disk the operating system is installed. If the OS is at disk C, the default installation directory is "C:\PVI\MUDPRO", if the OS is at disk D, the default installation directory is "D:\PVI\MUDPRO".

Could anyone tell me how to configure the "INSTALLDIR" to make it work?

Thank you so much.

MSIYER

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Posted 07 October 2010 - 06:36

Have a look at this:
http://msdn.microsof...y/aa372817.aspx

Also, it is not advisable to have an installation path as you are using currently.
The proper way is to have your application installed in [ProgramFilesFolder].
Please adhere to Windows Installer installation rules to avoid issues in the future.


joeychou1985

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Posted 07 October 2010 - 17:58

Thanks. It works.