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Visual Studio 2003 Setup and Deployment Package

Hi i some queries in teh setup and deployment package.

Currently i have developed a project and i have created a setup for
this project in the same solution.

My queries are as follows
1. In this project, the setup should automatically detect if the target
machine has .net framework or not and should ask the user if heeds to
install the .net framework.
2. This project also needs install a third party component and this
should also be a part of the same setup
3. When i uninstall, all the installed files should be removed. there
will also be some files which are created by the program. I need to
delete those too during un-installation.

I am not sure how we can give all these in a same setup. Kindly advice.

thanks & regards
Karthikeyan R (Kallis)

Jun 14 '06 #1
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Hi thanks for the response,
Can you give me some links where there are pointers to the below
mentioned solution.

Also the third party component is a setup on its own.

Regards
Karthikeyan R(Kallis)
Vadym Stetsyak wrote:
Hello, ka*************@gmail.com!

kr> Currently i have developed a project and i have created a setup for
kr> this project in the same solution.

kr> My queries are as follows
kr> 1. In this project, the setup should automatically detect if the target
kr> machine has .net framework or not and should ask the user if heeds to
kr> install the .net framework.

There is lauch condition in the setup project, where you can specify .NET framework version to check.
Generally, user goes, to MS site, downloads and installs .NET Framework. However, you can indcude
.NET distrib in your setup and lauch it from there.

kr> 2. This project also needs install a third party component and this
kr> should also be a part of the same setup

This can be done via custom actions, if you operate in the bound of setup project then you'll
have to create Installer class that will do the installation.

BTW, does that 3rd party component has own installer?

kr> 3. When i uninstall, all the installed files should be removed. there
kr> will also be some files which are created by the program. I need to
kr> delete those too during un-installation.

This can be handled with custom action that will run during uninstall.

Alternative to SetupProject you can consider WiX toolset.

IMO it gives more power, when creating installers...

( http://wix.sourceforge.net )

--
Regards, Vadym Stetsyak
www: http://vadmyst.blogspot.com


Jun 14 '06 #2
Hi,

IMO there is no unique solution.

You need to study the docs on the points of interest and search solutions for particular functionality.
Samples can be found using searh engine.

--
Regards, Vadym Stetsyak
www: http://vadmyst.blogspot.com
Jun 15 '06 #3

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