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MSI package will not build: windows installer messages

Possible problems with there solutions in pairs below:

Problem:

When I right click and build on an installer package Visual Studio tries to install something instead of just creating the build.

Answer:

Uninstall the program its trying to collect the key or repair the file from, in which it is doing unsuccessfully

Problem 2:

Build on the installer project just fails.

Answer 2:

Its possible the icon is not set up properly.  Place on desktop and make sure the output is connected properly to the icon.  If you have a squiggly under your icon text in Visual Studios File System view, this means that the desktop icon is not hooked up properly.

References:

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/9115663/why-does-visual-studio-2010-install-components-when-i-build-a-visual-studio-2008

References2:

http://answers.flyppdevportal.com/MVC/Post/Thread/72eef28e-0c22-46ac-9e78-f40a9979b2c9?category=vssetup