I have a Program Setup project in my solution that should install my program to the default location:
[ProgramFilesFolder][Manufacturer][ProductName]
However, this is not working and the installer is dumping all of the project files into my C: drive during installation without creating any folders at all. Even the installer says the files will be installed in "C:\Program Files (x86)\blah\blah", but they aren't. I double-checked I have values set for manufacturer and product name that don't include any special characters besides space.
I followed this tutorial step by step to get where I am: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/ide/walkthrough-deploying-your-program-cpp?view=vs-2019
Any ideas on what could be causing my installation files to be placed in the C: drive?
I will say, my project runs correctly when running from the C drive, so the installation is technically working, it's just failing to create the program files folders and place the installation files in the correct location.
Thanks.
It seems the issue has to do with permissions on the computer. The files install to the correct directory when the installer is ran from the downloads folder.
I still find it odd that the installer dumps files into the C root drive instead of aborting the task, but at least I know now you can avoid this issue by running installer from the downloads folder.