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Clarify msi vs exe difference

See original GitHub issue

If I understand correctly https://github.com/Squirrel/Squirrel.Windows/blob/master/docs/using/machine-wide-installs.md it means that in most cases msi is not required, right?

For most of users exe is enough, and, for example, to speed up build electron-builder or you can disable msi generation by default. (Also, msi can be generated only on windows).

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Created 8 years ago
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anaisbettscommented, Aug 9, 2016

Even loging out and loging in back again, the app isn’t installed and any icon is shown when I install my app using the MSI. When I run the EXE, the app gets installed and icons are created.

You almost certainly uninstalled the normal installer then tried to install the MSI. Delete %LocalAppData%\YOUR_APP then install the MSI

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kishoresundar135commented, Aug 8, 2017

Log out and log in again, then bingo bango, your app is there 😃

This works for me, but how can I get the .msi installer to run regularly?

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