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Deploying .NET applications in Visual Studio 2012
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kripstoe
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What do you guys use to deploy .NET Winforms applications? I see that Visual Studio 2012 no longer supports setup projects (for whatever retarded reason).
I was thinking of using WIX or Inno Setup?
Really? Haven't even noticed that!
Is it a complex installation?
Hamster
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What do you guys use to deploy .NET Winforms applications? I see that Visual Studio 2012 no longer supports setup projects (for whatever retarded reason
I was thinking of using WIX or Inno Setup?
We use WIX at work. Bit of a biatch to setup at first but very powerful.
But if it is a small app, clickonce?
Not a particularly complex installation, but a pain that I wasn't expecting to have to deal with.
I think I will give WIX a go, it doesn't look too bad. I must say there were some things I was needing to re-do in the setup and I suppose that this is forcing me to get off my lazy backside and get them sorted out...
I think I will give WIX a go, it doesn't look too bad. I must say there were some things I was needing to re-do in the setup and I suppose that this is forcing me to get off my lazy backside and get them sorted out...
DominionZA
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I thin use VS to generate an MSI deployment and for more complex installs you can hook in your own custom actions. Works very well..
We use InnoSetup and we're pretty happy with it. Since we basically do a xcopy deployment, InnoSetup just provides the user with a nice UI with some options which is all we really need. It does have Pascal-script for advanced installations and various addons are available.
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...the file menu is in ALL CAPS
Ret looks pretty with a hint of metro (or whatever it is called). Comes with NuGet preinstalled IIRC. Only saw it at work, haven't bothered switching.
Oh, and apparently you can work on VS2010 solutions without converting them.
kripstoe
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You can turn off the all caps with a registry entry. 
And yes, being able to open vs2010 solutions using vs2012 without converting is useful.
And yes, being able to open vs2010 solutions using vs2012 without converting is useful.