How to add prerequisites in visual studio .net 2005 setup?
By huafeihua116
@huafeihua116 (453)
China
April 8, 2007 12:40am CST
Before a few days I got a solution How to build customize setup in visual studio .net 2005 and 2003 that I am posting here for all my friends.
Every one is knowing that when we create project or
application in .net finally in deployment there are
certain dependences that needs to be added in setup of
that project or application.
Now all knows how to add new setup project let me explain that also
Select File Add New Project
Then you will get one selection dialog box from that
seletct other
Project type Setup and deployment Setup Project or
Web setup Project as per your application of project
Now this newly added project will be added in your solution explorer Setup project right click on it and add project out put and all necesssary merge modules as you have used in your project
Now main thing adding peruquisites to deployment
Right click on your setup project select properties
You will get following fig1:http://www.mylot.com/w/image/1376752.aspx
Select Prerequisites as shown in fig and you will ger
second fig as shown below fig2:http://www.mylot.com/w/image/1376753.aspx
Select prerequisite that you need to Select all then
and on more thing
Select second option button that
"Download prerequisite from same location as my application"This will add all prerequisites with your setup and
notice that bydefault setting is download from specified lacation so don't froget to change it
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