BUG: You cannot open a Setup project when you double-click the icon in Windows Explorer (835453)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Visual Studio .NET (2003), Enterprise Architect Edition
  • Microsoft Visual Studio .NET (2003), Enterprise Developer Edition
  • Microsoft Visual Studio .NET (2003), Academic Edition

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Windows Explorer, you may receive the following error message when you double-click the icon of a Setup project that was created by using Microsoft Visual Studio .NET:
Windows cannot find 'Location of the Deployment Project File'. Make sure you typed the name correctly, and then try again. To search for a file, click Start, and then click Search.
Note Location of the Deployment Project File is a placeholder for the path of the Setup project where the deployment project file is located.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, open the deployment project file (.vdproj) through the Visual Studio .NET IDE. To do this follows these steps:
  1. Start Visual Studio .NET.
  2. On the File menu, point to Open and then click Open Project. Open Project dialog box appears.
  3. In the Look in box, select the location of the Setup project.
  4. Click the .vdproj file, and then click Open.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to reproduce the behavior

  1. Create a Setup project:
    1. Start Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003.
    2. On the File menu, point to New and then click Project. New Project dialog box appears.
    3. Under Project Types, click Setup and Deployment Projects.
    4. Under Templates, click Setup Wizard.
    5. In the Name box, type SetupProj.
    6. In the Location box, specify the location where you want to save the Setup project, and then click OK.
    7. Save and then close the solution.
  2. In Windows Explorer, locate the Setup project that you created in step 1.
  3. Double-click the .vdproj file.

REFERENCES

For more information, visit the following Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) Web sites:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/vsintro7/html/vbconwhichtypeofdeploymentproject.asp

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/vsintro7/html/vbconSetupProjects.asp

For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

307353 HOW TO: Create a Setup package by using Visual Studio .NET

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:2/24/2006
Keywords:kbvs2005swept kbvs2005doesnotapply kberrmsg kbsetup kbDeployment kbbug KB835453 kbAudDeveloper
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