Add-On Deployment Questions

The following is the deployment problem i am facing,
any suggestions will be helpful.
1) Using Install Shield:
Created setup.exe using install-shield and created .ard fie using AddOnRegDataGen.exe.
I registered the add-on. Logged out and logged in to SAP.
The installer installed successfully but it is not giving a message to B1 saying that the installation is over.
So I see the even after the installer has ended successfully, still the add-on is continuing
the installation and the clock appears in the bottom of SAP screen, after some time I get the message install timed out.
But actually the setup created by Install-shield is installed successfully, but SAP is not marking it is as successful. So I could not able to see the Add-on in the Ado-on manager screen.
Do I need to specify any settings in Install Shield or in .ard file?
2) Using Setup and deployment wizard from VB.net.
I created setup in VB.net using the package and deployment wizard.
This will create 2 files .exe and .msi files. Then I created the .ard file using AddOnRegDataGen.exe.
I registered the add-on in SAP. I am getting the following error message.
- the error follows--
An error occurred attempting to install testseup
Unable to locate application file 'testsetup.msi'.
See the setup log file located at 'C:\DOCUME1\ADMINI1\LOCALS~1\Temp\VSD12B.tmp\install.log' for more information.
--- the error ends -
I feel SAP is looking for the .msi files. Is there any solution is available for this?
3) Using SAP B1 AddonInstaller.Net Wizard   (B1 Simple Installer Wizard)
If I use this I can make the installation successful and the add-on is running fine.
But, If I make a change in the program and compile new exe and copy the exe to the existing Project and compile the project, this will create a new setup exe.
Finally used the AddOnRegDataGen.bat to generate the new .ard file.
Using this .ard file and the new setup, I registered this to SAP B1.
The installation was successful and when I tried to start running the Add-On ,
I get Wrong executable digital signature message.
Currently I am using this to make my addon running and every time I make a change in the program, I create new SAP B1 AddonInstaller.Net Wizard   project and use the exe and the .ard file generated by the project automatically.
I would like to avoid creating the new SAP B1 AddonInstaller.Net Wizard every time when I make any change to the program.
Would like to use the existing project created and need to replace the newly generated exe and just re-compile the project and use the .ard file generated by AddOnRegDataGen.bat
Is there any solution available?
Last but not the least.
4) Used the VB B1 AddOnInstaller Setup .NET ( B1 Professional Installer Wizard)
I created new project using this, the following sub projects are created.
1)     A main project Vb.NET
2)     CustomerLibrary of type library.
But it failed to create .NET Setup and Deployment project
The error I am getting is the
Cannot add the link because the source file setup.msi cannot be found
I feel even if I create the setup project how the SAP B1 is going to recognize the .msi files.
Any help in this will be useful to me to make the deployment easy.

You should know that at the end of an installation procedure you must call EndInstall() function of the AddOnInstallAPI.dll, otherwise SAP will not know that the installation was successfull and will wait until a timeout occurs and the addon will not be registered in SAP.
This is basically what happens in 1 & 2.
For 3 you have to follow this everytime you want to create a new addon (the order is important):
- copy all your addon dependant files into the ...Installer\AddOnFiles folder
- Open the installer project in visual studio and compile it
- change the version in the ...Installer\AddOnRegDataGenFile.bat file (optional)
- execute the AddOnRegDataGen.bat file (double click) - this will generate a new "ard" file based on your new "exe" file
In the "ard" file some digital signature is created based on the installer.exe and the "exe" of your addon, so everytime your addon.exe changes you have to generate a new "ard"

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Created setup files to install the Add-ons.
I used the Professional Installer method using .Net2.0.
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During the installation i am getting the following error
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<a href="http://www.oaksystems.com.sg/B1installerror.bmp">Please click here to view the error i am getting</a>
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Thanks for your feedback.
I will navigate you step by step.
1) When I tried to create new VB B1 AddOnInstallerSetup.Net project using .net 2.0, The creation was unsuccessful; it is unable to create an empty Setup project.
Dont know why? The error I am getting is <a href="http://www.oaksystems.com.sg/sap/Error2.bmp">(pls click here to view)</a>
But it successfully created <installer Name> and CustomerLibrary project,
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<a href="http://www.oaksystems.com.sg/sap/Error3.bmp">(pls click here to view)</a>
So I manually created the Setup and Deployment project and added to the solution.
<a href="http://www.oaksystems.com.sg/sap/Error4.bmp">(pls click here to view)</a>
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This is how I am doing.
2)As suggested by you I debug the installer, this is the error I am getting
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Message="The given path's format is not supported."
Source="mscorlib"
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 at System.Security.Util.StringExpressionSet.CanonicalizePath(String path, Boolean needFullPath)
 at System.Security.Util.StringExpressionSet.CreateListFromExpressions(String[] str, Boolean needFullPath)
 at System.Security.Permissions.FileIOPermission.AddPathList(FileIOPermissionAccess access, AccessControlActions control, String[] pathListOrig, Boolean checkForDuplicates, Boolean needFullPath, Boolean copyPathList)
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 at System.IO.Directory.CreateDirectory(String path, DirectorySecurity directorySecurity)
 at Installer.SubMain.CopyInstallFilesToAddOnPath(String addOnPath)
 at Installer.SubMain.Main()
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Can you advice to overcome this?

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