Compiling application

[grant]

Good day,

How do I compile my application into a single executible install file which
I can distribute to different machines? Im using VS2005 and I seem to
remember in the prevoius version you could do things like specify target
install folder, included files, splash screen, shortcuts to create etc...in
VS2005 there is this Publish utility but I cant seem to customize it at all.

Many thanks,
Grant

 

[Alberto Poblacion]

How do I compile my application into a single executible install file
which I can distribute to different machines? Im using VS2005 and I seem
to remember in the prevoius version you could do things like specify
target install folder, included files, splash screen, shortcuts to create
etc...in VS2005 there is this Publish utility but I cant seem to customize
it at all.

The "Publish" option creates what is called a "Click-Once" deployment,
which has many interesting features, but does not let you configure many
things such as shortcuts or install folder.
If you want the latter, you will have to create a Setup and Deployment
project. In Visual Studio, add a new project and select the template for
"setup project". Then right-click on your new project in Solution Explorer
and examine the various options available.