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Deployment Properties

The following properties are available when a deployment project is selected in the Solution Explorer. The actual properties available at any given time are dependent on the project type.

List of Properties

Property

Description

AddRemoveProgramsIcon

Specifies an icon to be displayed in the Add/Remove Programs dialog box on the target computer. For more information, see AddRemoveProgramsIcon Property.

Author

Specifies the name of the author of an application or component. For more information, see Author Property.

ASPNetVersion

Specifies the ASP.NET version number that will be set in Internet Information Services (IIS) for each Web folder in the project. For more information, see ASPNETVersion Property.

Description

Specifies a free-form description for an installer. For more information, see Description Property (Windows Installer).

DetectNewerInstalledVersion

Specifies whether to check for newer versions of an application during installation. For more information, see DetectNewerInstalledVersion Property.

FriendlyName

Specifies the public name for a .cab file in a CAB project.

InstallAllUsers

Specifies whether an application will be installed for all users of a computer, or just for the current user. For more information, see InstallAllUsers Property.

Keywords

Specifies keywords used to search for an installer. For more information, see Keywords Property (Windows Installer).

Localization

Specifies the locale for string resources and the run-time user interface. For more information, see Localization Property.

Manufacturer

Specifies the name of the manufacturer of an application or component. For more information, see Manufacturer Property.

ManufacturerUrl

Specifies a URL for a Web site containing information about the manufacturer of an application or component. For more information, see ManufacturerUrl Property.

ModuleSignature

Specifies a unique identifier for a merge module. For more information, see ModuleSignature Property.

PostBuildEvent

Specifies a command line to be executed after the deployment project is built. For more information, see PostBuildEvent Property (Windows Installer).

PreBuildEvent

Specifies a command line to be executed before the deployment project is built. For more information, see PreBuildEvent Property (Windows Installer).

ProductCode

Specifies a unique identifier for an application. For more information, see ProductCode Property.

ProductName

Specifies a public name that describes an application or component. For more information, see ProductName Property.

RemovePreviousVersions

Specifies whether an installer will remove previous versions of an application during installation. For more information, see RemovePreviousVersions Property.

RestartWWWService

Specifies whether Internet Information Services will be stopped and restarted during installation. For more information, see RestartWWWService Property.

RunPostBuildEvent

Determines when to run the command line specified in the PostBuildEvent property. For more information, see RunPostBuildEvent Property (Windows Installer).

SearchPath

Specifies the path that is used to search for assemblies, files, or merge modules on the development computer. For more information, see SearchPath Property (Windows Installer).

Subject

Specifies additional information describing an application or component. For more information, see Subject Property.

SupportPhone

Specifies a phone number for support information for an application or component. For more information, see SupportPhone Property.

SupportUrl

Specifies a URL for a Web site containing support information for an application or component. For more information, see SupportUrl Property.

TargetPlatform

Specifies the platform that the packaged application or component is targeting. For more information, see TargetPlatform Property.

Title

Specifies the title of an installer. For more information, see Title Property.

UpgradeCode

Specifies a shared identifier that represents multiple versions of an application. For more information, see UpgradeCode Property.

Version

Specifies the version number of an installer, merge module, or .cab file. For more information, see Version Property (Windows Installer).

WebDependencies

Specifies dependencies for a selected CAB project. For more information, see WebDependencies Property (Cab Projects).

See Also

Reference

Merge Module Properties

Properties for the File System Editor

Properties for the Registry Editor

Properties for the File Types Editor

Properties for the User Interface Editor

Properties for the Custom Actions Editor

Properties for the Launch Conditions Editor

Other Resources

Deployment Editors