Deploying a Windows Application

Deploy a Windows-based application.

  • Use setup and deployment projects

Microsoft Visual Studio .NET allows you to create Windows Installer–based installation packages. It offers four types of deployment project templates:

  • Setup Project— You use this template to create installation packages for deploying Windows-based applications.

  • Web Setup Project— You use this template to create installation packages for deploying Web-based applications.

  • Merge Module Project— You use this template to create installation packages for components that may be shared by multiple applications.

  • Cab Project— You use this template to package ActiveX components so that they can be downloaded over the Internet.

Visual Studio .NET also has ...

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