# Building Setup & Deployment project (.vdproj)
**URL:** https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/building-setup-deployment-project-vdproj/1507
**Category:** Discussion
**Created:** [June 21, 2010, 4:01am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/building-setup-deployment-project-vdproj/1507 "2010-06-21T04:01:13Z")
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### Author:  [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)
#### Post date: [June 21, 2010, 4:01am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/building-setup-deployment-project-vdproj/1507/1 "2010-06-21T04:01:13Z")
I am having problems building a setup & deployment project. I've tried to search in the help files but it does not give any details on what settings to use to build the project. With MSBuild selected all projects in the solution except the installer's .msi gets distributed. Without MSBuild checked, nothing gets built but no error gets thrown either. I've tried Deploy under Action as well with no luck. What am i missing?
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### Author:  [@paulsamways](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/paulsamways)
#### Post date: [June 21, 2010, 11:07am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/building-setup-deployment-project-vdproj/1507/2 "2010-06-21T11:07:08Z")
Hi PJ,
Does the MSI project get built correctly if you explicitly select it in the ‘MSBuild Project’ action? From what I can remember, deployment projects aren’t configured to be built by default, this can be changed in Visual Studio -\> Build Menu -\> Configuration Manager.
Regards,
Paul.
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### Author:  [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)
#### Post date: [June 22, 2010, 2:09am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/building-setup-deployment-project-vdproj/1507/3 "2010-06-22T02:09:31Z")
When I try to do a MSBuild Project it throws an error without any details. When I select the project file it does come up with a warning: "Failed to load MSBuild project file: Data at the root level is invalid. Line 1, position 1."