Once the application is completed and tested, an Application Deployment project can be created for deploying the application to end users’ workstations. Deployment creates a setup program that end users can use to install and uninstall the application. Creating an Application Deployment consists of:
creating an installation program.
packaging the project, which includes:
collecting the files required to run the application.
specifying instructions for installing the files, which includes:
where to copy the different files.
how to make the application available to the end user (such as with desktop short cuts or a program group in the start menu).
creating the necessary supporting information to run the application, such as configuration files, registry entries, and so on.
The Visual Studio .NET development environment provides a suite of tools to create such packages. This tutorial illustrated creating an installation package for your application.
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