how do i make an winform application into a exe format?

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Can anyone help me?

I need to convert a winform application into a executable installer,

i.e a file(.sln) into a (.exe) installer format.

I already know that there is a executable in the file path,

..\Visual Studio 2010\Projects\WindowsFormsApplication1\WindowsFormsApplication1\bin\Release

But is there anyway to make it easier for users to use the .exe without having them to navigate around the folders???

Posted 3-Aug-10 19:59pm

j@sonMarz

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j@sonMarz 4-Aug-10 2:27am

thanks for the reply guys appreciate it very much!!! =D

Toli Cuturicu 4-Aug-10 6:20am

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Christian Graus · Answer 1 · 2010-08-03T20:11:00

Solution 1

um... what ?

When you create an installer, you don't send them source code, you send them exe, and the installer creates a shortcut to run it.

Posted 3-Aug-10 20:11pm

Christian Graus

tolw · Answer 2 · 2010-08-03T20:13:00

The executable under "..\Visual Studio 2010\Projects\WindowsFormsApplication1\WindowsFormsApplication1\bin\Release" *IS* your application. That is all the user needs!

The solution (*.sln) file is used by Visual Studio and it is a sort of a description of your application and it's projects. No user needs to see that.

If you need to create an installer - there are many ways to do that, but I would suggest reading about programming under VS first...

Kim Togo · Answer 3 · 2010-08-04T02:31:00

Solution 3

In Visual Studio 2010 you can create a "Setup and Deplayment" project in your solution.

In this project, you can create a MSI file that installs your WindowsFormsApplication1 on the computer.

Posted 4-Aug-10 2:31am

Kim Togo