Creating a .NET Windows Installer – Part 1

In this article, Matthew MacDonald considers how to use VS.NET to build a simple setup program for a .NET desktop application.

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March 06, 2003

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

· Creating a .NET Windows Installer – Part 1
· Article
· Introducing the Windows Installer Service
· The Sample Project
· Creating the Windows Installer Project
· The Setup Designers
· Adding Files, Project Outputs, and Shortcuts
· Support Files and Project Outputs
· Shortcuts
· Customizing the User Interface
· Abstract
· Article
· Introducing the Windows Installer Service
· The Sample Project

Creating a .NET Windows Installer – Part 1
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If you’re developing an application that you want to distribute to multiple users (or sell as package) you need a convenient, automated approach. Visual Studio .NET provides this with its native support for Windows Installer (MSI) projects. These projects can be used to make setup programs that selectively copy files, create shortcuts and registry settings, and incorporate user input.

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