How to Create Setup project in visual studio || Step By Step To Create Setup.exe For .NET Project || Create Setup and Deployment Project

Hi Friends,in this article i will explain about how to Create setup in visual studio or Step By Step To Create Setup.exe For .NET Project or Create Setup and Deployment Project.

I already explained in previous articles on Windows Forms.

Step 1: First of all, create a Windows Forms application with text boxes and button what you want like an application. 

Step 2: Next add a setup project by clicking on File-> Add-> New Project.
By clicking here the window will open like this:

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Step 3: Select Setup and Deployment in the left side bar in project types.

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then it displays 3 options as following:

1. Application Folder
2. User's Desktop
3. User's Program Menu

Step 4: These three options are the three places where we want to copy your setup files during the installation process. From here we have to select one option. Suppose I select User's Desktop. Then Right click on User's Desktop option and select Add-> Project Output. The window will look like as.

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Step 5: After clicking on Project Output, a new window will open. Here we select first four options. Now click on OK.

 Figure 4:

Step 6: After clicking on OK, Rebuild the Setup from Build option in Menu bar like as.

 Figure 5:

Step 7: After this, let's test our setup by going right clicing on the setup project in Solution Explorer and click on Install menu item. 

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The setup process will start, and click on Next --> Next

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Step 8: After copmpleting the installation go on desktop there you will find all files you have included in the setup on the desktop.

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