Can VS2005 publish build a single exe?

[Tee]

Hi,

I am trying to build my application into a single installation exe so that
my client can start installing and test on their machine. My question can MS
VS2005 publishing feature able to doing this?

Many thanks in advances :)

[Dave Sexton]

Hi,

A Setup and Deployment project can be used to create a single .msi for the
Windows Installer. You can also use ClickOnce deployment if you have a web
server handy that your client can access.

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Dave Sexton
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http://www.codeplex.com/DocProject (Sandcastle in Visual Studio 2005)

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Hi,

I am trying to build my application into a single installation exe so that
my client can start installing and test on their machine. My question can
MS VS2005 publishing feature able to doing this?

Many thanks in advances :)

[Otis Mukinfus]

On Wed, 7 Feb 2007 09:42:34 +1300, "Tee" <kh**********@yahoo.comwrote:

>Hi,

I am trying to build my application into a single installation exe so that
my client can start installing and test on their machine. My question can MS
VS2005 publishing feature able to doing this?

Many thanks in advances :)

AFAIK there is no way to compile an executable in dot net that is a stand alone
executable like you would get from Delphi.

Why do you want to only have an EXE file? If your customer wants the view the
application, just copy the DLLs and EXE file from the debug or release folder to
a folder on their machine. There is no registration required for pure dot net
applications as there was with VB 6, etc.

Good luck with your project,

Otis Mukinfus

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