Deploy problem: error reading from ...xxxxx.msi file

I try to experiment deploying my Vb.net application by following the basic
steps but encounter this error.

I follow every step and every display agrees with what the tutorial says
and the IDE responds with "Build successful". When I started the setup.exe
file in the debug folder with the same machine that develops my test
application, all run as expected until the it gives out the error message:

Error reading from file
C:\..\mypath\myAppn.msi Verify that the file exists and that you can
access it.

I follow both these two tutorials from the net (both tutorial are in fact
very similar) but no luck.

http://www.startvbdotnet.com/extras/deploy.aspx
or

http://www.devarticles.com/c/a/VB.Net/Deploying-Applications -in-VB.NET-Part-1/

I have checked the debug directory it does contains the msi file and I can't
see any reason I don't have access. What could I look for now? Your kind
reply will be given feedback. Thank you.

RE: Deploy problem: error reading from ...xxxxx.msi file

Normally the setup.exe and the msi file would be located in the same folder.
You said the error refers to C:\..\mypath\myAppn.msi. Is that folder where
your setup.exe is? That doesn't look like the default debug folder path.

"ykffc" wrote:

> I try to experiment deploying my Vb.net application by following the basic
> steps but encounter this error.
>
> I follow every step and every display agrees with what the tutorial says
> and the IDE responds with "Build successful". When I started the setup.exe
> file in the debug folder with the same machine that develops my test
> application, all run as expected until the it gives out the error message:
>
> Error reading from file
> C:\..\mypath\myAppn.msi Verify that the file exists and that you can
> access it.
>
> I follow both these two tutorials from the net (both tutorial are in fact
> very similar) but no luck.
>
> http://www.startvbdotnet.com/extras/deploy.aspx
> or
>
> http://www.devarticles.com/c/a/VB.Net/Deploying-Applications -in-VB.NET-Part-1/
>
> I have checked the debug directory it does contains the msi file and I can't
> see any reason I don't have access. What could I look for now? Your kind
> reply will be given feedback. Thank you.
>
>

RE: Deploy problem: error reading from ...xxxxx.msi file

Sorry, I'm just too lazy to type

Yes, both there. The fullpath being:

"C:\...MPath\MyAppn\Debug\setup.exe"
and
"C:\...MPath\MyAppn\Debug\MyAppn.msi"



"Family Tree Mike" wrote:

> Normally the setup.exe and the msi file would be located in the same folder.
> You said the error refers to C:\..\mypath\myAppn.msi. Is that folder where
> your setup.exe is? That doesn't look like the default debug folder path.
>
> "ykffc" wrote:
>
> > I try to experiment deploying my Vb.net application by following the basic
> > steps but encounter this error.
> >
> > I follow every step and every display agrees with what the tutorial says
> > and the IDE responds with "Build successful". When I started the setup.exe
> > file in the debug folder with the same machine that develops my test
> > application, all run as expected until the it gives out the error message:
> >
> > Error reading from file
> > C:\..\mypath\myAppn.msi Verify that the file exists and that you can
> > access it.
> >
> > I follow both these two tutorials from the net (both tutorial are in fact
> > very similar) but no luck.
> >
> > http://www.startvbdotnet.com/extras/deploy.aspx
> > or
> >
> > http://www.devarticles.com/c/a/VB.Net/Deploying-Applications -in-VB.NET-Part-1/
> >
> > I have checked the debug directory it does contains the msi file and I can't
> > see any reason I don't have access. What could I look for now? Your kind
> > reply will be given feedback. Thank you.
> >
> >