Setup question

[John]

Hi

In my vb.net solution I have added a setup project. What I am not sure is
how to configure setup so it does below when it is run;

1. Install the app in C:\Program Files\Company Name\Product Name folder.
2. Create a menu entry in start menu as Start->Product Name.
3. Create a desktop icon to app.
4. Copy certain third party files to application directory.

Many Thanks

Regards

 

[Family Tree Mike]

See below...

Hi

In my vb.net solution I have added a setup project. What I am not sure is
how to configure setup so it does below when it is run;

1. Install the app in C:\Program Files\Company Name\Product Name folder.

That will be the default location. Just make sure you have defined Product
name and Company name in the deployment project properties.

2. Create a menu entry in start menu as Start->Product Name.

Right click the deployment project, and choose File View. In the
application directory, right click the output of the application project
which you want a shortcut created. Move the shortcut to the start menu
folder also shown in the file view.

3. Create a desktop icon to app.

Same as question 2, but copy it to the desktop folder in the file view.

4. Copy certain third party files to application directory.

If they are dependency dlls, they should be installed automagically. If
they are really files, then add the files to the deployment project. They
will default to the application folder, but you can rearrange them by the
file view.