How to make generic installation for my C# program, that will work on Win XP, Win 7 32bit and Win 7 64bit ?
I need that all the related components (like Framework... Crystal Reports...MDAC....) will be include and will install only the program that the OS is missing
Thanks in advance
What version of Visual Studio are you using? It matters, because if you're using Express, you're going to need a 3rd party tool If you're using Professional or higher, you can just create a Setup project as described here:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307353
if you weren't worried about required components, of course, you could just do an XCOPY deployment, but since you specifically need your prerequisites included with the install, you need to use a tool like the setup project 9which creates an MSI file) or using a third party tool like Installshield.
i think
1- Create 3 separate packages for (Win Xp,Win7-32 , Win7-64)
2- Ask user if user is downloading from the website and push require download from the server. Alternatively , you can write a samll silverlight based application to get the details of user machine.
3- If 2 point is not true than while installing on a user machine get the details first and choose manually which pakage to install.
why i am telling to create specific package because of Microsoft issues pathches time to time and you may need to change the package so keep it seperate will definately help you.
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I have written a very simple Windows form application (my first) in C# using Visual Studio. The application simply shows a dialog with information about the local machine (Local IPs, user name, PC name, domain, among others) and that's it. It finishes when the users clicks the 'OK' button.
I'd like to deploy the application as an executable that runs directly on double click. I have extracted the executable generated by Visual Studio in the project folder and I've succesfully run it in a number of different computers. However, on some computers with XP I get an error message saying that it is not a valid WIN32 application.
I'm pressuming the problem is the .NET framework not being present or an older version than the targeted version is installed.
My question is, is it possible to ensure that the application runs on (at least) Windows XP but still have it as a simple executable that runs on double click?
Thanks in advance.
You could try one of the following approaches:
Use an installer (e.g. Inno Setup) to deploy your application and install the .NET framework if required (Sample for .NET 4.5 and Inno Setup)
Just check if the required .NET framework version is installed during the setup and notify the user if it isn't (Sample with Inno Setup)
Compile with .NET Native (I didn't use it yet, therefore I don't know much about it, but maybe this Intro may help you)
Use C++ and WMI instead
EDIT1: .NET Native requires Windows 10, crossed it out from above
EDIT2: Added C++ with WMI as an alternative approach
I wrote an application with .Net4 and C# and also deploy it to user system with install shield.
After I changed few lines of code, one of my Winforms automatically disposes** without error in client system which has .Net4 but does not have Visual Studio installed.
All prerequisites are installed and it used to work fine...
If I install Visual Studio in client's system, it will work perfectly.
I tried to debug it but visual studio does not find any exception.
Please help
Form may contain components that are not present in client's system.
It depends upon way in which you are deploying your application.
General way is:
Install framework.
Copy-Paste debug folder to client's system.
Bring shortcut to desktop.
OR
Simply publish the application.
Copy paste publish folder to cliet's System.
Execute publishing setup.
Bring shortcut to desktop.
It works in this way.
Hope its helpful
You wrote on the user machine .Net 4 Client framework is installed. Try to uninstall it and install full .Net 4 framework (here is a link to MS download site).
Those 2 lines that you have added may now reference the features that are available only in full .Net 4 installation. (Unfortunately you did not post those lines so we can only guess what the problem is).
With Visual Studio full .Net 4 is installed and maybe because of this your app starts to work after VS installation.
See Difference between .NET 4 Client Profile and Full Framework download for more details.
I've built a Winforms Application, and I want to publish it. I'd like to have a link on a website https://sites.google.com/site/satsavvyboardgame/home where I can have the user download the application and have it install on their computer. So far, I haven't found any way to wrap everything up in one package, or successfully publish to the web. What are the specifications for the URL to publish to the web?
Is there any way to package everything into one item (the site won't allow me to upload/download folders), so that the user could download one item, then run that or something in it?
Is there another way to do this that I haven't seen?
I'm using C# Visual Studio 2010 Express, and my application has the code and a couple of XML files that I need to run. All are part of the project, and run fine when I install from a file using the CD publish settings.
I've never published an application before, so any help would be much appreciated. Thanks!
You have 2 general options:
use "ClickOnce" which will enable automatic updates each time the user click to install and have several other benefits such as less problems with priviliges.
Use "Windows-Installer", which allows you more control of how to do and what to do during the installtion phase. However, shamefully, Package & Deployment project types do not exist anymore in vs2012. there are several 3rd party packages you can work with to create your setup-project.
The ClickOnce is preferable if what the user download is a just a simple standalone game application for example.. the MSI is for the more "rich" applications that should make extensive usage in the machine registry and etc..
The table in this link will give you the data you need to make a decision:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/142dbbz4(v=vs.80).aspx
I developed a winform application using C# in visual studio 2008. Now i want to run the exe on another PC which doesn't have .net framework or Visual Studio. I am sending the application using Zip via email. The second PC downloads that application and extracts into a normal folder and then it executes the exe file.
But i am getting the exception that .net frame work v 2.0 must be installed.
Can you please tell me how to run that exe without .net frame work installed?
(Amended for #Merhdad's sanity :-))
The short answer: You can. You shouldn't.
The long answer: You could technically create your own unmanaged bootstrapper that goes and download the .NET client profile redist and silently installs it using the MSI APIs, and then loads the CLR and hosts it in the process in order to execute the managed code, after which it silently uninstalls the .NET Framework from the machine.
The Disclaimer: I know few people that could pull that off. They would be the first to tell you not to do it.
The alternative hack answer: You can also use one of the tools #Mehrdad mentioned. i can't comment whether they work or not. However, you should be aware that this leaves your app linked to a specific snapshot of the .Net framework code, and for every security update you need to take, yuo have to relink and release an update of your application as well.
The alternative open source answer: You could ensure your WinForms app builds and runs on Mono, and deploy Mono side-by-side with the app. I've heard it supports that scenario.
The alternative IT answer: You could create a VM appliance with stripped down Window image that has .Net and your app only, and ship it as a single executable.
The right answer: Create an installer for your app that installs the .NET Framework for your customers.
Yes! You can do this with a variety of programs, and Spoon seems to be among the most up-to-date ones.
(Of course, this doesn't mean that you should, just that you can.)
This cannot be done. You must have the .NET Framework in order to run the application.
I solved the problem.I added a package in visual studio.I added Setup and deployment as a new project to my solution.later i added exe to that package.so if client machine runs the setup it'l create exe and can run the application successfully.
yeah,you can do that by converting your whole application to an installer.just check it out, it will helps u a lot
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCnfGUT-K-4
I want to make an advanced installer for my C# application. |I want my application continue its installation after the pre-requisites been installed.
My scenario is:
myApplication requires .net Framework 2
it redirects the user to the Microsoft website.
the user installs the framework.
the installation requires to restart the PC.
STOPPED INSTALLATION
After this step (after restarting) I want myApplication to continue the installation (go to the last stage of the installation)
Any suggestion on how I do this ?!?!
I would suggest taking a look at the nullsoft install system. Use the Modern UI theme and the DotNET macro (http://nsis.sourceforge.net/DotNET). That's everything that you are looking for prebuilt, for free, and you can be up and running with very little effort.
I've had experience releasing applications with this route and it works very well.
Things like InstallShield, or one of the other installer creation tools would be able to handle the pre-requisite side of things for you. If you want to roll your own, then you could check for the framework, perform the various steps you mentioned to install it, then add you setup application to the RunOnce registry key so it starts again on startup.
Looking at something that would handle all the pre-requisites etc for you would be my choice though :-)
Install in this order:
Install the .NET framework
Install your app.
Restart if needed.
You can create an installation project in VS2005/8 to handle installing your app and any needed dependencies.
Are you aware that your compiled c# app itself will do this? The bootstrapper compiled into a .Net exe will contain a redirect to get the framework with a working link to the microsoft website.