Hi! I found (1) a walkthrough of adding a deploy project to a solution (asks me to install this package ), and (2) some documentation of using events via System.Configuration.Install . Question: Can I add these two together? If yes, how? I would use those events in my install project. Sorry noob question. Using the System.Configuration.Install class the first time. Thank you for anything in advance,

Hi @John Smith , If you need to use Installer Class, here's an old blog about it : Installer Class and Custom Actions You can also consider other ways to create installer : https://stackoverflow.com/a/6091051/12666543

How to use the System.Configuration.Install class ?

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Xingyu Zhao-MSFT 5,356 Reputation points

2021-09-17T05:35:33.623+00:00

Hi @John Smith ,
If you need to use Installer Class, here's an old blog about it : Installer Class and Custom Actions
You can also consider other ways to create installer : https://stackoverflow.com/a/6091051/12666543
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John Smith 21 Reputation points

2021-09-17T05:58:28.297+00:00

Let me quote the key point from that linked blog:

All these events come to life when your installer class object is assigned as a Custom Action to a Deployment Project.

And that is, what I do not find in today's (vs2019) setup project (Installer). Where is the

Custom Action

? And to avoid mistakes, I found the custom action of the System.Configuration.Install class. What I did not find, is the custom action of the Installer template project.

Xingyu Zhao-MSFT 5,356 Reputation points

2021-09-23T02:26:38.1+00:00

Hi @John Smith ,

What I did not find, is the custom action of the Installer template project.

You may need to refer to the following document.
Walkthrough: Creating a Custom Action

John Smith 21 Reputation points

2021-09-24T14:59:55.967+00:00

Following steps in that linked blog, and step 3 reports error

It seems, System.Configuration.Install class is also a problem.

Xingyu Zhao-MSFT 5,356 Reputation points

2021-09-27T02:45:33.467+00:00

Hi @John Smith ,
Make sure you have installed 'System.Configuration.Install' dll (right click your project -> Add -> Reference... -> System.Configuration.Install)

John Smith 21 Reputation points

2021-09-27T08:56:18.433+00:00

The old framework has it but the new has not. So Microsoft decided to drop the support for installer events. In this case, I better forget it. Time to close this topic. Thank you for your help. (Now I just have to figure out how to mark the topic solved.)

Xingyu Zhao-MSFT 5,356 Reputation points

2021-09-27T09:54:44.63+00:00

Hi @John Smith ,
I have converted my comment to reply and if it is helpful, you can click "Accept Answer".
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How to use the System.Configuration.Install class ?

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