Packaging and Deploying Windows Applications Lesson 7

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Setup and Deployment Template Project Types The different Setup and Deployment template project types: Setup Wizard Setup Project Merge Module Project Cab Project Web Setup Project ClickOnce Deployment Windows Service Application Installer Table 4-1 shows common Windows Form Events

Setup Wizard Setup Wizard is the easiest option to create a Setup Project. The Setup Wizard has five steps that walk you through the Setup Project creation process. If you want to create a Setup Project quickly and with the most common configurations, then use the Setup Wizard template.

Setup Wizard steps include: Welcome Choose a project type Choose project outputs to include Choose files to include Create project

Setup Project The Setup Project template creates a default Setup Project. Unlike the Setup Wizard template, the Setup Project template does not walk you through the creation process. You will need to manually configure each aspect of the Setup Project. The Setup Project template is a more advanced option for getting your Setup Project created, but because the Setup Project is not automatically configured, you have more control.

Setup and Deployment Project Configurable Components File System Editor Registry Editor File Types Editor User Interface Editor Common Actions Editor Launch Conditions Editor

Merge Module Project The Merge Module Project template creates a Setup Project that creates Windows Installer Merge Modules (MSI) files. A Merge Module is a setup and deployment file that can be included in other Setup Projects and does not have a UI. You create a Merge Module when you have a set of installation functionality that is common to several Setup Projects. You move the common functionality to a Merge Module, and then you can include the Merge Module in several Setup Projects. Merge Modules enable your Setup Projects output to be more modular and maintainable.

Cab Project Cab Project creates an install for ActiveX components. An ActiveX component can be an OCX UI control or a Component Object Model (COM) DLL. The Cab Project is intended for web-server-based installations where you need to download an ActiveX component from the Web server to the Web browser for installation on the client machine.

Web Setup Project Web Setup Project is an installer for web server based applications on a web server. Use the Web Setup Project when you need to install the application into a Virtual Root directory on a web server. The Web Setup Project is not for installing applications over the web or for installing web applications on a client machine.

ClickOnce Deployment ClickOnce Deployment is a new technology for WPF, Windows Forms, and Windows Services/Console applications that enables the creation of an application that is self-updating. Once the application is published using ClickOnce Deployment, it will check for newer versions as they become available and automatically update newer files.

Project Properties Expanders and ClickOnce Deployment Configurations Publish Signing Security

Windows Server Application Installer Windows Service Application Installer is an installation package created for Windows Services applications. The Windows Service Application Installer can be used only for installing Windows Services applications.

Summary You learned how to use the Windows Application distribution options and the differences between each. You learned how to create a Setup Project using the Setup Wizard and Setup Project components. You learned how to create a ClickOnce Deployment installation and configure the ClickOnce Deployment options.