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Can I create a single file SETUP.EXE from deployment project

Hi,

Using VS.NET 2003, I would like to deploy my project as a single-file exe.

What I actually get is three files:

Setup.exe
Setup.ini
MyProg.msi

To deploy these as a single file I've zipped them into a self-extracting
zip, but the user still has to find and run setup.exe - very clunky.
Can a single file solution be achieved directly from VS.NET?

Regards,

Vince
Jul 21 '05 #1
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Connected <so*****@microsoft.com> wrote:
Using VS.NET 2003, I would like to deploy my project as a single-file exe.

What I actually get is three files:

Setup.exe
Setup.ini
MyProg.msi

To deploy these as a single file I've zipped them into a self-extracting
zip, but the user still has to find and run setup.exe - very clunky.
Can a single file solution be achieved directly from VS.NET?


The MSI file really *is* a single file solution - but only if your
users already have MS Installer 2.0 installed. The exe and ini files
are really just provided to make it easier for people without MSI2 to
get it installed.

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http://www.pobox.com/~skeet
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Jul 21 '05 #2
Connected <so*****@microsoft.com> wrote:
Using VS.NET 2003, I would like to deploy my project as a single-file exe.

What I actually get is three files:

Setup.exe
Setup.ini
MyProg.msi

To deploy these as a single file I've zipped them into a self-extracting
zip, but the user still has to find and run setup.exe - very clunky.
Can a single file solution be achieved directly from VS.NET?


The MSI file really *is* a single file solution - but only if your
users already have MS Installer 2.0 installed. The exe and ini files
are really just provided to make it easier for people without MSI2 to
get it installed.

--
Jon Skeet - <sk***@pobox.com>
http://www.pobox.com/~skeet
If replying to the group, please do not mail me too
Jul 21 '05 #3

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