Packaging and Distribution wizard for VB 2005

Hi!

Does anyone know where to find the packaging and distribution wizard for VB 2005?

I need it to distribute my new program.

I would also like to know if I can get the program free of charge, or if it has a fee involved.

THANKS!

[260 byte] By [darth_mascurse] at [2008-1-10]

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# 1

Hi Matthew,

There is no packaging and deployment wizard for VB 2005, but there are a couple of wizards included in the product that you can use to distribute your program. VB 2005 supports two kinds of deployment - Setup and Deployment projects, which allow you to create a Windows Installer (.msi) package that can be distributed, and ClickOnce publishing, which allows you to distribute a self-updating application. You can read about the two alternatives here: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/e2444w33(VS.80).aspx

Both types of deployment provide wizards and they are included in Visual Studio, so I guess you could say they are free of charge. If you have the free Visual Basic Express edition, only ClickOnce deployment is supported.

Hope this helps,

Steve Hoag

Microsoft Visual Basic

shoagMSFT at 2007-10-3 >

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# 2

This appears to be the answer to my question.

Now I have a new one, how do I do this?

I do only have the free edition, so how do I do the ClickOnce deployment?

THANKS!

darth_mascurse at 2007-10-3 >

# 3

The following section of the Visual Basic Guided Tour will step you through the process: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms172609(VS.80).aspx

shoagMSFT at 2007-10-3 >

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