It doesn't seem to help in my case.
I have a virtual machine with an old installation of our program.
I installed Windows Installer 4.5 from here:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/deta ... layLang=en
I rebooted
I ran the setup package I just created with Adv. Installer 6.2
After the installation both the main exe file and the icon were gone, all of the other files got installed/updated.
I did this on Vista 32 bit (No SP installed)
Now, the strange thing is, that the setup package I created like a year ago with the same version of advanced installer, does not behave like this. The only changes I've made to the setup project (other than adding files) is to add a com registration to one file, file association and to isntall a single to another location than my program folder (a patch for another component).
What might have changed in my installer project that causes this behaviour?