Monday, November 24, 2008

Change the manufacturer name in a .CAB file.

Few days ago I faced a problem about changing the manufacturer name in a .cab file. I solved the problem and sharing the solution with you.
To change the manufacturer name, open the .vddproj file in notepad. Find the manufacturer name there and change it. Also change the company (manufacturer) name in project Properties -> Application -> Assembly Information. After this rebuild the .cab. The manufacturer name will be changed. Now the question is how you will be sure that the manufacturer name has been changed? It is very simple. Just install the .cab in a device. After this go to RemoveProgram option of device. You will see the manufacturer name of the application. Or you can check in another way. First install the .cab in a device. Again try to install the same cab in that device. You will get a message that will warn you about the existence of that application in the device. In that message you will see the name of the manufacturer.

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