How to Create Setup for Windows Application in Visual Studio

 





In Visual studio 2012 we can create installer for application distribution in several ways like using InstallShield from Flexera software ,Inno setup from jrsoftware.Earlier version of Visual studio like Visual studio 2010 Installer Project template was free and it license was included with license of Visual studio.

In Visual studio 2012 InstallShield setup project incorporated but with trail version to use commercial it you need to buy license from Flexera software. To activate the trial version you need to register on the Flexera software website and once you register then they will email the key to your email address which will be valid for some fixed number of days.

Inno setup from jrsoftware is free installer for windows programs. Once you download and Install on your machine you can easily use Inno setup user interface and create installer very easily and quickly.It is different to use in the respect that as it is not integrate with Visual studio.
To create Installer you need to launch inno Setup Compiler and give you *.exe,images and other files references to it.
There are two option for creating this installer through inno setup compiler one is Wizard based and other is Script based.

Read more about how to use Inno Setup Compiler

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