July 10th, 2009 
praveen Step 1
Create your own windows application. Create a new Windows application project in C# and named it as Sample.
Step 2
Design your own application. Here we have a simple login form for example.
Step 3
After completing the design and coding, build the solution of the project in release mode.
Step 4
Check the Release folder for the file “ProjectName.exe”. Here in this example we have the project name as sample so we can find a file with the name Sample.exe. Double click the executable file and check the example.
Step 5
Create a Deployment Project. Select the “Other Project Types” -> “Setup and Deployment” -> “Setup project”. Here we have the setup project for example as “SampleSetup”.
Step 6
Add the Sample.exe project application file inside the “Application Folder”.
Step 7
To make a shortcut for the project right click “File System on Target Machine” and create shortcut of the application. Here in this example the project shortcut is created in program files folder.
Step 8
Create the shortcut of the application.
Step 9
Rename the shortcut of the application.
Step 10
Move the Shortcut file to specified target. Note if you need another shortcut for some other target also create use same steps.
Step 11
Now build the solution in release mode.
Step 12
The setup file created in release folder of the project specified path.
Step 13
Run the setup, step the path to extract.
Step 14
The SampleSetup project is extracted and shortcuts are created. Now run your application.
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very helpful, thank you.
how to include product key and update patch ?
Thanks a lot Dear. U saved my life. Actually i was having some other problem , but i got a hint from your above description . Thanks a million.
Thank you very much ^_^
Why can’t I set an icon on User’s Desktop shortcut from Application Folder?
Thanks for this topic..
But in case of SQL database and Crystal Report this
logic is not working….
Can you give all detail about adding reference files of
Crystal report and SQL Database….
Thanks…
Sachin……….
Hi,
Thanks for the explaining the way of deployement. I have a question as below:
Is it possible to include some folders (e.g Images) which contains some files used in project? How can we achieve it?
that is very use full
but
how can i add registry key?
for that you can use any of the opensource products like Inno Setup, Install Jammer.
Than q for the post its working….!
but how with built in sql database..i know that u show..bt i dnt know how can we create setup with bulit in database for big project..need u r advise…help me bro…
thank you for your help..
realy it is so useful thank you so much
realy it is so useful thank you so much
but how can i put icon