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Setup and Deploy - Installer

I finally figured out how to create a Setup & Deployment Project instead of just Publishing the original soloution.
Here's my problem though: I uninstalled the original program and restarted the computer. I then tried to install with the setup.exe and .msi files that were created with the build of the Deployment Project. I got this error message...see attach screenshot below.
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dreinmann

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I was messing around with trying to create a windows service awhile ago, but I figured out another way to do what I needed. Other than that, I don't have any window services in my project that I know of. Is there anything generated automatically?
Here's the stuff put in the Application Folder of the Deploy Project. Is it one of these?
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dreinmann

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I got it! I think it had to do with the Project Output being in as a Custom Action. This must have been duplicating the 'Project Output' install. I don't know when you're suppose to use the Custom Actions - Install/Commit/Rollback/Uninstall, but in my case, I don't think I needed them.

On a side note: Do you know of any automatic update options with a Deployment Project? With the way I just Published the project before, I could set it to look for an updated version each time the user opened the program. I don't know if that's the way I want it to work, but any options like that?

SweatCoder

You could look into ClickOnce deployment, that may be useful for you.