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sandy101
sandy101

Reputation: 3427

How is the setup of a program created?

I want to create a setup for my own program. Is it possible to create the setup for any program including the window and gui based program? I want to know how the setup of a program is created in C#.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 105

Answers (2)

Tom W
Tom W

Reputation: 5423

All a setup utility fundamentally does is copy files to some location.

That is not say that this is all they do. Most setup utilities will do much more besides, including:

  • registering COM components;
  • registering assemblies in the GAC;
  • writing registry keys;

and so on. The Setup and Deployment project in visual studio is one solution. Another is Wix, which uses xml configuration files to produce an .msi installer, and InnoSetup, which produces an .exe executable setup.

Can you give any more details about your requirements?

Upvotes: 0

Darin Dimitrov
Darin Dimitrov

Reputation: 1039578

You could use a Setup And Deployment project in Visual Studio.

Upvotes: 1

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