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Packaging and Deploying Windows Applications Lesson 7 Objectives Setup and Deployment Template Project Types • The different Setup and Deployment template project types: – Setup Wizard – Setup Project – Merge Module Project – Cab Project – Web Setup Project – ClickOnce Deployment – Windows Service Application Installer Setup Wizard • Setup Wizard is the easiest option to create a Setup Project. • The Setup Wizard has five steps that walk you through the Setup Project creation process. • If you want to create a Setup Project quickly and with the most common configurations, then use the Setup Wizard template. Setup Wizard • Setup Wizard steps include: – Welcome – Choose a project type – Choose project outputs to include – Choose files to include – Create project Setup Project • The Setup Project template creates a default Setup Project. • Unlike the Setup Wizard template, the Setup Project template does not walk you through the creation process. • You will need to manually configure each aspect of the Setup Project. • The Setup Project template is a more advanced option for getting your Setup Project created, but because the Setup Project is not automatically configured, you have more control. Setup and Deployment Project Configurable Components • File System Editor • Registry Editor • File Types Editor • User Interface Editor • Common Actions Editor • Launch Conditions Editor Merge Module Project • The Merge Module Project template creates a Setup Project that creates Windows Installer Merge Modules (MSI) files. • A Merge Module is a setup and deployment file that can be included in other Setup Projects and does not have a UI. • You create a Merge Module when you have a set of installation functionality that is common to several Setup Projects. • You move the common functionality to a Merge Module, and then you can include the Merge Module in several Setup Projects. • Merge Modules enable your Setup Projects output to be more modular and maintainable. Cab Project • Cab Project creates an install for ActiveX components. • An ActiveX component can be an OCX UI control or a Component Object Model (COM) DLL. • The Cab Project is intended for web-serverbased installations where you need to download an ActiveX component from the Web server to the Web browser for installation on the client machine. Web Setup Project • Web Setup Project is an installer for web server based applications on a web server. • Use the Web Setup Project when you need to install the application into a Virtual Root directory on a web server. • The Web Setup Project is not for installing applications over the web or for installing web applications on a client machine. ClickOnce Deployment • ClickOnce Deployment is a new technology for WPF, Windows Forms, and Windows Services/Console applications that enables the creation of an application that is selfupdating. • Once the application is published using ClickOnce Deployment, it will check for newer versions as they become available and automatically update newer files. Project Properties Expanders and ClickOnce Deployment Configurations • Publish • Signing • Security Windows Server Application Installer • Windows Service Application Installer is an installation package created for Windows Services applications. • The Windows Service Application Installer can be used only for installing Windows Services applications. Summary • You learned how to use the Windows Application distribution options and the differences between each. • You learned how to create a Setup Project using the Setup Wizard and Setup Project components. • You learned how to create a ClickOnce Deployment installation and configure the ClickOnce Deployment options.