What are you using for the installation path? Are you changing it in
Visual Studio or during the install itself?
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Subject: Windows Installer - "A portion of the folder path '' is invalid"
Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2003 16:07:40 +0100
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Hi
I have created an installation package in VS .Net. All works well if I use
the default installation path. If however I change the Installation path
thefollowing message is shown.
"A portion of the folder path '' is invalid. It is either empty or exceeds
the length allowed by the system"
If I ignore this message the software installs correctly anyway.
I have done very little customisation to the installation package and
because the Windows Installer is pretty opaque have no idea where to start
looking for the missing value.
Any ideas?