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I am making a project on VB.NET, after the completion of project, is it possible to install it in anyone’s computer?
I mean to say, the project which I have made in VB.NET 2008, can be only run through Visual Studio,
I want this project or software to be installed in PC, with all databases and every file.
Is this possible?
The simplest option is a Click Once Setup. See this walk through.
If you want a slightly more customized installer you can create a Setup Project then.
See this older article on Setup Projects in VS 2005. You’ll get an idea.
Visual Studio setup will create an
msiand anexe. There are also pre-ready bootstrappers for .NET framework, other installations. Meaning you can add, say, the .NET Framework in your installation and the installer will automatically check and install it on the target machine.See this for selecting Pre-Requisites for your setup.
Lastly, it also comes with Deployment Editors that will allow you to place Files, Registry Keys or shortcuts on the target machine.
This isn’t your only option, if you want a fully customized setup to do complex things, I’d suggest nsis (You’ll have to write your whole setup in code)