Create Installer File for Windows Application using Visual Studio

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Here we will learn how to create installer file for windows application in c# using visual studio with examples or create setup file for windows form application in visual studio in c# with example. By using setup project in visual studio setup and deployment section templates we can easily create installer or setup file for windows application in c#.

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In previous articles I explained set startup page in windows application, show the progressbar in windows application in c#, vb.net, bind data to datagridview with example in c#, vb.net, export datagridview data to excel with example in c#, vb.net, constructors in c# with examples, difference between virtual, override, new keywords in c# and many articles relating to asp.net, c#, vb.net and JQuery. Now I will explain how to create installer or setup file for windows form application in visual studio using c# with example.

Create Installer (Setup) File for Asp.net Web Application

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Here we will learn how to create installer for asp.net web application or create setup installer for asp.net website in visual studio to deploy web application file directly in IIS or create installer or setup file for asp.net application using visual studio with examples. In visual studio we can easily create setup file or installer file for web application using setup project module in visual studio.

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In previous post I explained create windows forms setup file in c#, vb.net, setup local website with custom url in asp.net, install windows service using command prompt with example many articles relating to asp.net, JQuery, and SQLServer etc. If we did any application and if it works perfectly then we will prepare published files and deploy our application in IIS.

If we want to deploy application in IIS we need prepare separate published files folder and create virtual path in IIS, point to our folder and need to change some properties to make it work through our IIS by doing all these things we will waste a lot of time.