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We all do code, small (like one .exe) or big applications (complete solutions) with web applications, windows applications, databases, help files, configuration files and registry values...

my question is simple, in my opinion that is, now that I need to deploy a web application and a windows application in just one installation setup:

What do you use to the deployment of your applications, regarding creating of help files, database scripts so we can create a database and tables, create a virtual directory for the web applications, add registry values to work with our windows application?

I just open Setup & Deployment from Visual Studio 2008, but is it me or it lack a lot of such features? is there any thing worst a try out there for this?

I know Inno Setup that they use here in the company, but it does not do all, any good tutorial that I should see? In my search I found out some products in Visual Studio Gallery, but none does all-in-one :(

Thank you.


Solution

  • I strongly suggest NSIS, you can get a lot of help on the forums.