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Custom Action The Custom Action is added to the Setup Project, select the Project node and hit the Custom Action button. This allows you add an Action to a particular phase in the Installation. But first you must create the Custom Action. To Add a Custom Action you must first have a Custom Action created, this is usually in the form of a Installer Class, this should be created in a seperate project, the Installer Class is actually one of the File Templates in the C# Projects. So it's File->New Project and select Visual C# Projects. Then add a Class Library, this will prompt you for the Class Library Types , select "Installer Class". Walkthrough - Creating Custom Action (msdn). Also here's a more comprehensive document on Setup/Installer implementations, it delves into the Registry etc Getting Started with Setup Projects (SimpleTalk). Visual Studio Setup Projects and Custom Actions (Simple Talk). Create your Installer Class and then add it as a Custom Action to the ...

With installer issues it's always difficult debug problems. If it's the Installer itself i.e. work done in the setup.vdprj itself then you maybe in a spot of bother. There are some logging options which are available to you.The other problem you may have is with your Custom Action if you have one. This maybe easier to diagnose, asyou can use the Visual Studio Debugger to attach but this in itself is not always easy todo. If you have problems with your installer itself and not the Custom Action then try this: You can also Log installer actions by activating the installer logging, this is done through a registry entry, http://support.microsoft.com/kb/223300 . All your doing is adding a "String Value" named "Logging" and a value "voicewarmupx" to the registry entry HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Installer I've done this and found some useful info but it's not that easy to read, at least it tells you the command that was...