Deploying Windows Applications

One of the key aspects of any application is the way in which it is packaged and distributed. This is the final stage of the application development process and is of vital importance to the sales potential of any application.

An application consists of many different kinds of files. These files must be packaged and assembled together as one easily portable application. Any application that requires the customer to copy numerous files and then use them to open and use the application will not be as popular as one in which all the required information is stored in one file.

VS .NET provides a number of projects that you can use to distribute Windows application. The most important of these projects are the CAB and ...

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