setup-project

How can the setup files and prerequisite files from a vs2010 setup project be merged together? ..in my release directory there are 3 files: setup.exe Setup1.msi DotNetFX40Client/dotNetFx40_Client_x86_x64.exe and I need these files to be in one simple setup file. I tried using IExpress tool from windows but it doesn't work because "dotNetFx40_Client_x86_x64.exe" is inside a directory, and the tool does not support it. Is there any way to make setup.exe look for the .net framework prerequisite in the root folder so I can use the IExpress tool??And if not, is there any other way to merge these

I have an installation project that needs to add 1 simple string to the registry, and the built in Registry Editor in the Setup Project doesn't seem to work at all. It puts a base key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\[Manufacturer] by default into the install project, and that doesn't even work. Here are the steps I used to add the key. Right click setup project: View --> Registry A mock Registry is displayed and I drill down creating keys as needed. I create HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\[Manufacturer]\[ProductName] Run the installer. No errors are reported, but keys do NOT exist. EDIT : Take a look

Is there no better Installer project in Visual Studio 2013 than the Setup projects or WiX ? I have a .vdproj and some WiX projects since Visual Studio 2008 which I now need to migrate to Visual Studio 2013. Do I still have to use the same two project types or is there a better solution? Setup projects are still not supported with MSBuild and the WiX projects are still XML (although I see a visual designer is now available to purchase). I am sick of both of them. I need something that is visual and that is supported by MSBuild. We have many custom actions too. jessehouwing WiX is the default

I have worked on a desktop application in .net and it uses crystal report for generating report in pdf/ms word. However, I am now trying to deploying this app with visual studio setup project. Now, finding a way to bundle the crystal report assemblies in some way so that they can also install automatically on a pc where crystal report isn't installed. How can I achieve this please? Regards There is a folder called Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\Crystal Reports\CRRedist\IA64 in your Programs folder. There you will find a redistributable package. Just add this file to your setup project - user

We have a setup project that currently adds Project Output's from different visual studio projects. We want to change the packaging system and use a folder with a bunch of deploy files that are prepared for deployment in the setup. But this means that we need to add the files one by one, and keep adding them on each version when there are new files. I saw in this question that we can't add files with rules like *.aspx. So I'm considering creating a small tool that will change the vdproj file based on the files available. Can you help me with the format of this file? It seems there are some

I have a solution that consists of 3 projects. I've created a deployment project it is only including the dependencies from one of the projects in my solution. What I've done so far is in my Setup and Deployment project, I right-clicked "Application Folder" to Add --> Project Output. Next I selected my main project from a dropdown and selected "Primary Output". I clicked OK and that project's dependencies were successfully included in the deployment. I tried to repeat the same process for the other DLLs in my solution, but it didn't include their dependencies. How do I include all dependencies