How to set up .exe.config during installation

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From: policywatcher (policywatcher_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 10/18/04 

Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2004 07:25:21 -0700

So I've been really good. I've written my nice shiny new app to use a
.config file.

I have code that is nicely reading (and updating as required) the settings
in the .config file, and the app is passing testing, fine.

All goes well, right up to the point where I want to make the install script
set up the initial values in the config file, based on part of the
installation script values and text box values from a form in the install
script.

And can I find out how to do it?

Nope. Not at all.

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