C # how to package and release an application for the winform Program (Graphic tutorial)

·C #HowWinformProgramPackage and publish an application(Illustration)

1: Create an installation and deployment project
Open Vs, Click Create Project , Select : Other project types -> Installation and deployment -> Installation Wizard ( The same is true for the installation project. ), Click OK. .( For details, see )
The image of this topic is as follows:

2: Installation Wizard
Close and open the Installation Wizard , Click Next , Or click Finish. .
3: Start production
After the installation wizard is complete, you can enter the project folder :
Double-click " Application folder " Right-click the blank area on the right , Select Add -> File , Add the executable files and corresponding class libraries and components of your application. .

Right-click your Executable File , Create shortcuts , Then cut or copy the shortcuts to the left " User's ' Program ' Menu " And " User Desktop " Medium .
After the installation is complete " Start -> All programs " And " Desktop " Generate a program on the shortcut .

Right-click " Application folder " Open Properties dialog box :
Set " Defaultlocation " In "[Manufacturer]" Remove ,
Otherwise, the default installation directory of the installation program will be "C: \ programm file \ Your username \ Installation solution name ";
Then open solution Manager , Right-click your solution name , Select attributes :
On the open property page , Select " Required ",

On the system prerequisites page , Select the following items , This is important !!!!! 1 !!!!!
After selection , The generated installation package contains . Netframework Components .( This option is not selected by default. )

Okay. , This completes 99% Now , Then click " Generate -> Generate a solution ", Ha , Generated successfully !
4: Production completed
Open Debug Folder , The generated Installation File is displayed. .
【 Continued ] About " Uninstall " Function Addition
The above article only introduces a simple method for generating and installing ,
However Vs. net2005 There is no function to directly generate the uninstall program. ,
So we have to use Msi To achieve ,
I will not talk about the principle. , A bunch of online searches , I only talk about operations ,
【 1 ]: When adding your application project, add one more Msiexec.exe Go in ,
This file is stored in C: \ windows \ system32 Folder ,

After adding , To make him more like an uninstalling Program , Change his name "Uninstall.exe ",
Of course, this has little to do , It can be changed. .
Then create a shortcut for him. , Put it on the desktop or " Start - Program " Medium ,
I chose to place it in the Start Menu. , Next, what we want to do is to find the deployment project Productcode Now ,
Left-click Project Name , Remember to click , Click the attribute label. , Note: : Not the right-click attribute ,
This is very different. , Then you can see Productcode Now ,

Then open the shortcut Property dialog box that you created ,
In Aguements Attribute Input "/X {productcode }",


Okay. , Then click " Generate a solution " You can generate an installer with the uninstall function. .