custon action to launch app at end of install

[OCSSCOTT]

I need to launch an exe I have installed during the setup. I want to launch it at the end of the setup and allow the setup to finish. Basically I am installing app X then after the install I want to launch X. Using installscript this was easy but i dont know how using custom actions. The one I made had 2 problems.

1) it did launch the app but the install wouldn't end until i closed the app

2) during the uninstall the same custom action started launching an app that is not installed and caused an error.

Can someone tell me in gory detail how to do this. I am new to custom actions.

Thanks so much

Scott

[ken123]

1) it did launch the app but the install wouldn't end until i closed the app

Scott,

What do you have to do to launch your application during installation? Thanks.

[TsungH]

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