DOT NET WINDOWS PRODUCT(APPLICATION) DEPLOYMENT 

•  Open created windows application.
• Example

•  Right Click on Solution Explorer go to Add  New Project

• Type the setup folder name click ok.

 

 

• TreeAPP is the example name for Setup Application.
• Go to the properties of the setup application. Popup of the Property window is opening as showed in the below picture.

• Browse the file path into the output file name as shown in the above picture.
• Click on the prerequisites button another popup window will open as showed in the below window picture.
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•  Select the required supporting files from the Prerequisites.
• For example: .Net frame work 2.0, crystal Report etc then click ok.
• Select File System Editor from Solution Explorer Tool bar. Picture as shown below.
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•  File system on target machine tree diagram as shown in the above picture.
• This tree contains 3 folders :

                                                  1) Application Folder

                                                  2) Users Desk Top

                                                  3) Users Program Menu

• Now have to play with above 3 folders.
• Right click on application folder and create new folder .Rename the created folder. Usually name it as bin.

• Then Right click on created folder and click on project out put one popup window will open as shown below picture.

• From the project drop down select the main application name then click ok.
• All dll, reference and primary out put files are creating in the bin folder or new created folder. This process as shown in below diagram.

 

•  Then Right click on created folder and click on file and browse the .ico image for the application.
• Create a short cut for Primary output from and go to the property of the shortcut file and browse the .ico image.
•  Copy the short cut file and paste it into Users Desk top folder as shown in below diagram.

• Browse the icon using property window of the above shown file. This process helping us to display the short cut in the desk top with the image. After install of this application.
• Go to Users Program Menu and create Folder and do the same process like users desk top. It will show the shortcut in all program files list after completion of the application installation.
• If any data getting from the registry follow the below step otherwise you can skip this process.

 

• Enter the string values used in the application.
• Next step building the set up project as shown below

 

Now setup of the windows application is ready to install. You can right click on the setup folder and install or go to the saved path and find the file

 Now install the product.

HAPPY DEPLOYMENT.