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How to get full version info shown in 'Programs and Features' in Control Panel?

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I've made an install of a combined .NET / COM - addin for Office. I use a 4-number version info all over (like 1.23.456.678) but after installation only the 3 first numbers are shown in the 'Version' column of 'Programs and Features' in Control Panel (eg. 1.23.456). Since this is a likely place for customers to look for version information when they report issues, I'd like all 4 numbers to be shown. All AssemblyVersion and AssemblyFileVersion infos have 4 numbers and so have all assemblyIdentity/version infos in .dll.manifest.
What todo? Best regards,
sborum
Friday, July 22, 2011 3:34 PM
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Sounds like a programming question to me.
Perhaps the Visual Studio Tools for Office or the MSBuild forums would be of benefit?
Karl
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- Marked as answer by Ed Price - MSFTMicrosoft employee Friday, September 28, 2012 10:13 PM
Wednesday, September 19, 2012 8:10 PM -
Windows Installer uses only the first three fields of the product version. The installer ignores the fourth field. I suggest you to have a help->about feature or readme.txt where the customer can copy the build number off your software.
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Friday, September 21, 2012 6:24 PM
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Hi sborum,
Thanks for your post1
Maybe it is about the layout you set.
or you can post your question in Microsoft Answers.
Qixin Tian
STO Application Support
Server and Tools Online Operations TeamSaturday, July 23, 2011 6:34 AM -
Microsoft Answers seems to be Office-related and it didn't provide any info about the problem. So I'm still looking for a place to raise this question.
Best regardes, sborum
Thursday, September 1, 2011 7:51 PM -
Sounds like a programming question to me.
Perhaps the Visual Studio Tools for Office or the MSBuild forums would be of benefit?
Karl
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My E-mail: -join ("6B61726C6D69747363686B65406D742E6E6574"-split"(?<=\G.{2})",19|%{[char][int]"0x$_"})- Proposed as answer by Ed Price - MSFTMicrosoft employee Wednesday, September 19, 2012 8:30 PM
- Marked as answer by Ed Price - MSFTMicrosoft employee Friday, September 28, 2012 10:13 PM
Wednesday, September 19, 2012 8:10 PM -
Windows Installer uses only the first three fields of the product version. The installer ignores the fourth field. I suggest you to have a help->about feature or readme.txt where the customer can copy the build number off your software.
Visual C++ MVP- Proposed as answer by Ed Price - MSFTMicrosoft employee Friday, September 28, 2012 10:13 PM
- Marked as answer by Ed Price - MSFTMicrosoft employee Friday, September 28, 2012 10:14 PM
Friday, September 21, 2012 6:24 PM