Install (and uninstall) your first package

You’ve created your first installation package, so let’s take it out for a spin.

1. Install the MSI package you built.

   C:\src\QuickStart>

   msiexec /i bin\Debug\QuickStart.msi /l*v install_log.txt

2. Check that your package installed the example.txt file as expected.

   C:\src\QuickStart>

   dir "C:\Program Files (x86)\ACME Corp QuickStart Example"

3. Uninstall the MSI package to clean up.

   C:\src\QuickStart>

   msiexec /x bin\Debug\QuickStart.msi /l*v uninstall_log.txt

Do as we say, not as we do

We don’t generally recommend testing your package on your development machine. It’s better to test in a virtual machine or the Windows Sandbox but this package is about as safe as it can get. YOLO!

What’s next?

Now that you’ve completed the most basic of setup development tasks, let’s throw you on to a virtual team to build something a bit more realistic even if it is all pretend.