C # program packaging, installation, and deployment: Add project output

How to do this for everyone todayProgramThe specific documentation of the installation package does not ensure that everyone can correctly generate and run the installation package. However, the guidance of these documents is necessary for friends who need it, during the installation and deployment of the actual product, some enterprises may install the installation program by using some powerful installation packages, and some enterprises or individuals may make their own installation packages. In order to help new users, I hope you can share these documents and apply these knowledge to your actual work.

Currently, the main content of this document is as follows:

I. Create a Windows Installation Project

Ii. Add a Content File

3. Add project output

4. Add Registry Information

5. create shortcuts

6. Generate a Windows Installer

 

Note: In the process of creating the installation package program, the steps do not have to be the same as the above steps. Different installation needs are sometimes more complex and cumbersome than these steps, this document only provides reference value and guidance.

Add project output
To add a project output file to a Windows Installer, follow these steps.
(1) Right-click the "Application folder" under the "File System"> "File System on the target computer" node, select "Add/project output" from the shortcut menu, as shown in figure 1.
 

Figure 1 select "Add/project output"
(2) The "add project output group" dialog box shown in 2 is displayed. In this dialog box, select the application to be deployed from the "project" drop-down list and select the type of output, select "main output" and click "OK" to add the project output file to the Windows installer.
 

Figure 2 "add project output group" dialog box