How to make the setup.exe to deploy my application into a specific directory?

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How to make the setup.exe to deploy my application into a specific directory?

i'm using vb.net express 2005 to make a fairly simple game with only one project application and a few pictures...

i have figured out how to deploy the pictures, in a path relative to the parent directory...but couldn't find out how to make the setup.exe to ask me where to put the parent directory...

right now when i run setup, it deploys my application into something like: c:\documents and settings\user name\ local settings\ app\ ........and something weird...

i want to be able to change the parent directory during setup...

someone told me that the reason it deploys the app into that directory is because it's more convenient to update the app through internet...but i dont really need that feature right now....just need a simple deployment....

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How to make the setup.exe to deploy my application into a specific directory?

  • hanishdesai

    thanks man...ill dig the forum a little more...

  • gdev

    you are welcome

  • Joe Lee

    iam using vb express editon2005. how i make my project a setup.exe file

    because project not running without ms net framework in another system

    how i pulish my project running without net framework and ms sql server



  • vmelton

    Hello,

    Try out a program called Inno Setup.

    Its a free download ----> http://www.jrsoftware.org/isinfo.php

    Just becareful if you have anything tied in code which references anything from c:\mydirectory etc etc

    Just trial it out and make sure you have all the files you need when deploying becuase your creating teh setup file manually.

    Good Luck

    Joe

  • dlgreene

    hi,

    as far as i know express edition just support clickOnce to deploy your app, and you don't have options, there are other third party installers that can do that which i don't know them because i didn't need this feature till now

    but there are many usefull threads about that in this forum

    best regards



  • donnie100

    thanks joe...this is very helpful indeed!

  • o?uzhan

    Your welcome

    I just remembered I provided this info using my experience in VB 6.0 which means you need a project exe file to do this using another providers installation software which I do not know if your able to create this file using VBEE.

    Thanks

    Joe
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