Single file setup

[John]

Hi

My setup project creates three files. This is a slight problem as when
sending link to clients I need to send three links and they have to download
all three files in the same folder before installing app. Is it not possible
to have a single file setup?

Thanks

Regards

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

* "John" <jo**@nospam.infovis.co.uk> scripsit:

My setup project creates three files. This is a slight problem as when
sending link to clients I need to send three links and they have to download
all three files in the same folder before installing app. Is it not possible
to have a single file setup?

Distribute the MSI file only (and add optional downloads for the other
files).

--
Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]
<URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/>

[Sven Groot]

Herfried K. Wagner [MVP] wrote:

* "John" <jo**@nospam.infovis.co.uk> scripsit:

My setup project creates three files. This is a slight problem as
when sending link to clients I need to send three links and they
have to download all three files in the same folder before
installing app. Is it not possible to have a single file setup?

Distribute the MSI file only (and add optional downloads for the other
files).

Alternatively, you could just zip all files into single archive for
download.

--
Sven Groot

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

Sven,

* "Sven Groot" <sv*******@gmx.net> scripsit:

My setup project creates three files. This is a slight problem as
when sending link to clients I need to send three links and they
have to download all three files in the same folder before
installing app. Is it not possible to have a single file setup?

Distribute the MSI file only (and add optional downloads for the other
files).

Alternatively, you could just zip all files into single archive for
download.

This will work too but it will require the user to have a ZIP
application installed (there is native ZIP support available in Windows
XP, I know). In many cases, the user won't need the updates for the
Windows Installer, so creating separate packages is IMO the best
approach (and providing an additional complete download package would be
a good idea too).

--
Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]
<URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/>

[Sven Groot]

Herfried K. Wagner [MVP] wrote:

Sven,

* "Sven Groot" <sv*******@gmx.net> scripsit:

My setup project creates three files. This is a slight problem as
when sending link to clients I need to send three links and they
have to download all three files in the same folder before
installing app. Is it not possible to have a single file setup?

Distribute the MSI file only (and add optional downloads for the
other files).
Alternatively, you could just zip all files into single archive for
download.

(there is native ZIP support available in
Windows XP, I know).

There's also self-extracting archives.

I'm not trying to compete with you, just offering alternatives. ^_^
In many cases, the user won't need the updates
for the Windows Installer.

Doesn't the .Net Framework installation use the same version of MSI as the
deployment project created setup files? In that case, anyone who has the
Framework has the right MSI version, and anyone who doesn't have the
framework can't run your app anyway.

--
Sven Groot