Launch after install, with no UI?

Question

How do I launch my application after install with no UI (or in quiet mode)? Thanks!

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I had a installer with UI which has an option to run after install. Now I w

Answer 1

From the msdn topic on sequencing custom actions:

As in the case of standard actions, custom actions that are scheduled in the InstallUISequence or AdminUISequence run only if the internal user interface is set to the full level.

So I guess your custom action is scheduled in a UI sequence, not in InstallExecuteSequence. Try scheduling your custom action in the InstallExecuteSequence like this:

where "LaunchApplication" should be replaced by the Id of your CustomAction element.

edit: I looked at the instructions that you followed, and I don't see the custom action for launching the application being scheduled in any sequence. It is only triggered from a UI action (clicking the Finish button). This explains why it is never executed during a silent install.

edit: full sample (it's a bit sloppy as it also tries to execute the custom action on uninstall, repair etc. but for some reason I couldn't get the "NOT Installed" condition to work)