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Q&A

Q1:	Is there anything I can't do during a setup using a custom action?
A1:	Not really. Because installation applications take administrative privileges, you have the run of the machine and can do whatever you need to configure the application.
Q2:	Custom actions are going to change my life. Can I have more than one custom action?
A2:	Yes, as a matter of fact, you can have multiple custom actions. You can also have custom actions that occur at different stages of installation or uninstallation. In the Custom Actions Editor, there are four stages of a deployment project's lifetime: install, commit, rollback, and uninstall. Each of these stages can have multiple custom actions. A good example of an uninstall custom action is removing a database ...