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.Net Installer - Diff between .exe and .msi


I am deploying my application using the installer that i create using the Setup and Deployment project in visual studio. When i build the setup project i get a .exe and a .msi file.

I would like to know the difference between them.

I noticed that the .exe cannot work without the .msi, but the reverse is not so.


Solution

  • Adrian is correct. This might add some more info.

    http://www.ghacks.net/2009/03/23/msi-or-exe-setup/