Deployment Tasks and Walkthroughs
The following topics provide step-by-step examples of some common deployment scenarios.
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How to: Install Prerequisites in Windows Installer Deployment |
Describes how to enable and disable the installation of prerequisites, and how to specify the download location for prerequisites. |
Describes how to create a new deployment project or add an existing deployment project to a solution. |
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Explains how to create a new setup project or add an existing setup project to a solution. |
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Gives directions for creating a new merge module project or adding an existing merge module project to a solution. |
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Describes how to create a new Cab project or add an existing Cab project to a solution. |
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Explains how to set the properties for a deployment project. |
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Discusses how to add files, outputs, or other items to a deployment project. |
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Explains how to add a merge module to a deployment project. |
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Describes how to install and associate icons with your application during installation on a target computer. |
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Describes how to prevent project items from being included in an installer. |
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How to: Set Conditional Installation Based on Operating System Versions |
Demonstrates conditional installation based on a Windows Installer value. |
Demonstrates conditional installation based on a value entered by a user during installation. |
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Describes how to create 64-bit MSI package. |
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Guides you through deploying an application to another computer. |
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Walkthrough: Installing Shared Components Using Merge Modules |
Guides you through packaging a component in a merge module and then including the merge module in an installer. |
Guides you through creating a custom action to send a user to a Web site following installation. |
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Walkthrough: Using a Custom Action to Display a Message at Installation |
Demonstrates passing data to a dynamic property during installation using a custom action and the CustomActionData property. |
Walkthrough: Using a Custom Action to Compile a Binary to Native Code at Installation |
Guides you through creating a custom action to pre-compile an assembly after installation. |
Walkthrough: Using a Custom Action to Create a Database at Installation |
Guides you through creating a custom action to create a database during installation. |
Walkthrough: Redirecting an Application to Target a Different Web Service at Installation |
Demonstrates how to create a Web application that can be redirected to target a different XML Web service by using the URL Behavior property, an Installer class, and a Web Setup project. |
Related Sections
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Provides links to topics on various concepts related to deployment. |
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Describes Windows Installer technology as it works in Visual Studio. |
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Guides you through distributing an ActiveX control. |
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Presents some common errors that can occur with deployment and how to prevent them. |