Visual Studio 2005 Deployment

[Marco2250]

Hi All. I want do make a vstd2005 setup (windows application) that will contain in itself (embedded) all pre requisites. What option I need to choose in the prerequisites window of the setup project? Is the "Download prerequisites from the same location as my application"? Thx in advance. Best regards, Marco Alves.

[Judah Gabriel Himango]

YOu'll need whatever your app requires. If it's a C# app, you'll need the .NET framework at least, so you'll check that as a prereq (done automatically, IIRC). If your app uses any 3rd party ActiveX controls, you'll need to distribute that. If your app requires any dlls to be installed into the GAC, you'll need to do that as well as part of the install. And so on.

Marco2250 wrote:

Is the "Download prerequisites from the same location as my application"?

That means you're putting all the prereqs (i.e. .NET framework, etc.) on your website, instead of the vendor's website (i.e. Microsoft, etc.).

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[Marco2250]

Hi Judah, thx a lot. But, if I choose this option the pre requisites will be placed into my setup "cab" file? thx a lot. -- modified at 15:58 Tuesday 15th August, 2006

[Nader Elshehabi]

Hello

Judah Himango wrote:

If your app uses any 3rd party ActiveX controls, you'll need to distribute that. If your app requires any dlls to be installed into the GAC, you'll need to do that as well as part of the install

I thought the deployment project does that for you by checking the dependencies, doesn't it?

Judah Himango wrote:

That means you're putting all the prereqs (i.e. .NET framework, etc.) on your website

I also thought that "Same location as my application" means the same folder. What website you mean? Regards:rose:

[Judah Gabriel Himango]

Nader Elshehabi wrote:

I thought the deployment project does that for you by checking the dependencies, doesn't it?

Eh, sometimes. It can find ActiveX control dependencies, but it can't always do a proper install. Often times you'll need your installer to have the ActiveX control installer run as part of it.

Nader Elshehabi wrote:

I also thought that "Same location as my application" means the same folder. What website you mean?

Yeah, that's what I meant: either the vendor's website, or your deploy location.

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[Judah Gabriel Himango]

Marco2250 wrote:

but, if I choose this option the pre requisites will be placed into my setup "cab" file?

Ehhh I don't think so. I don't recall very well though, you'd have to try it out.

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