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Creating a .NET Windows Installer – Part 1
By: Wrox Team
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    2003-03-06

    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

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    Creating a .NET Windows Installer – Part 1 - Abstract


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    You can add one of several pre-defined windows to the setup wizard. Each window can also only be added once, and then it disappears from the list of choices. Each window is designed for a single purpose, and provides very few configurable options. Almost all windows provide a BannerBitmap property that allows you to specify a graphic file that will be shown in the white banner area at the top of the window (the default graphic is a computer). Some of the options for other window types are shown below.

    Window Type Description/Properties
    Splash Used at the beginning of an install to display a company or product graphic. Provides a boolean Sunken property and a picture through the SplashBitmap property.
    Welcome An introductory window. Can display text information from the CopyrightWarning and WelcomeText properties.
    License Agreement Used to provide a license information window that requires the user to select " I agree " before continuing. The license information is drawn from the .rtf file specified by the LicenseFile property, and displayed in a window that can be Sunken.
    Customer Information Provides a window that requires a customer name. You can also require additional information by using the boolean ShowOrganization and ShowSerialNumber properties. You can perform simple validation of the serial number using the SerialNumberTemplate , which is described in a section below.
    Progress Displays a progress bar, provided the ShowProgressBar setting is True.
    Register User Allows a user to register through a separate program. It provides a " Register Now " button that launches an executable or navigates to a web site. You specify the application through the Executable and Arguments properties.
    Read Me Displays information from the .rtf file specified by the LicenseFile property, in a window that can be Sunken.

    The User Interface designer may come as a disappointment to most developers, because it allows relatively limited customization. You can add and rearrange pre-built window types, but you cannot design an entirely new window or add in a custom block of code. In this case, Microsoft places a greater premium on consistency and enforced simplicity than on flexibility.

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