Feb 18

Written by: Steve Gray
2/18/2010 9:33 AM 

Here’s a walk through on creating a VB.NET Deployment Project

 

Click File, Add, New Project
Select a deployment project (under Setup and Deployment)
select a location for the project and create it.
Click on the newly created deployment project and hit 'F4' to bring up the properties window.
Set the following properties:

•Author
•Description
•Install All Users = true
•Manufacturer
•Product Name (used in the setup wizard, default program files folder)
•RemovePreviousVersion = true
•Title

In the left pane, double click and open the 'application folder'

In the right pane, right click and Add  Project Output

Select Primary Output and click OK

In the right pane, right click and Add  File

Add the icon file for the project

In the right pane, right click and Create New Shortcut

Navigate to and select the Primary Output for the project

Rename the shortcut

Set the icon for the project

Copy the shortcut to the 'User's Desktop' folder in the left pane

Create another shortcut

In the left pane, add a folder to the 'User's Programs Menu' folder. Typically this will be '4Penny.net'

Move the last shortcut into that folder

Right click on the deployment solution and build it