How do I add a manifest to an executable using mt.exe?

Question

I\'m trying to use mt.exe from the Windows SDK to add a manifest to an executable file that doesn\'t have one, using the following command line:

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Answer 1

This worked for me for VS 2005:

1. Create text file named after executable with extension manifest, and ensure it is located in the same path as your code files; i.e. Form1.cs, etc. For example, if your app name is UACTester.exe then your manifest file should be named UACTester.exe.manifest.
2. Ensure the contents of the manifest is good. I use this one:

1. On your executable project, add the following post-build event:

   "$(DevEnvDir)..\Tools\Bin\mt.exe" -nologo -manifest "$(TargetPath).manifest" -outputresource:"$(TargetPath)"

Hope this helps. Good luck! -Matt Esterak