Installation .exe - best practice

[Crile Carvey]

We are looking for a a no-brainer way to generate an installer for .NET
Compact Framework PocketPC apps.

Visual Studio will generate the .CAB files without pain, but wrapping them
up into an ActiveSync friendly .exe seems to involve a LOT more steps.

Any suggestions?

Thanks, Crile

 

[Nino Benvenuti]

Crile,

If I understand you correctly, you are looking to create an installer to
be run from the desktop. If so, this article may help:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnppcgen/html/netcfdeployment.asp

hth,
Nino

 

[Crile Carvey]

I've seen that, but am looking for something even simpler . Is this
hand-crafted method the best way to do it, or do most folks use
InstallShield, or something else?
tx
Crile

 

[Nino Benvenuti]

Ah, ok.

Most of my experience has been creating CAB-based installers (for OTA,
DMS), so hopefully others with more desktop-based installer experience
will chime in. An InstallShield[1] or Wise[2] solution may be what you
are looking for as I believe it involves less steps.

You may also wish to take a look at items listed at:
http://www.pocketpcdn.com/sections/installation.html

hth,
Nino

[1]http://www.installshield.com/products/installshield/express/info/featuredetail.asp?fv=1&FeatID=444
[2]http://www.wise.com/wise_mobile.asp