Introduction
After you have developed and tested a Windows application, the next step is to deploy the application so that the end user can use it. You should keep in mind the complexity and requirements of the application so that you can choose the right deployment tool. The .NET Framework simplifies deployment by making it possible to deploy simple applications by using just the XCOPY command. However, for applications that are packaged and shipped to the user, Microsoft recommends using Microsoft Windows Installer.
This chapter discusses how to use Visual Studio .NET to create Windows Installer–based setup and deployment projects. I discuss the setup project that is used to package Windows applications and the merge module project that is ...
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