I wrote some application under .Net 4.0 and I am looking a way to deploy it.
I am after some kit that will be able to:
- Put my files in some predefined folder,
- Create all needed short cuts
- Insert my application under the programs menu.
Ideally this kit should be free and simple to use.
Justin
Definitely sounds like a job for WiX (Windows Installer XML Toolset).
Its a free open source MSI authoring toolkit that is xml based. It exposes 100% of the functionality of MSI and I've found it to be very useful in the past - it's definitely capable of doing everything that you have stated in your question.
Also as WiX is now widely used, there are plenty of resources available on the web:
Use either Wix for Windows (or the Web Deploy kit for Web)
Inno Setup is a good option too.
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