To Build and Deploy the Setup Project

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Building the Setup Project creates the installer files to copy to other computers. You can run either of these installers on the target computer to deploy the Windows application.

Note

Always ensure that the target computer already has the .NET Framework installed.

To build the Setup Project

  1. Change the Solution Configuration to Release.
  2. In the Solution Explorer, select Setup1.
  3. From the Build menu, click Build Setup1.
    • If you are using Visual Studio 2005 or 2008, the build process creates the following installer files:
      • setup.exe
      • Setup1.msi
    • If you are using Visual Studio .NET 2003, the build process creates the following installer files:
      • InstMsiA.exe
      • InstMsiW.exe
      • setup.exe
      • setup.ini
      • Setup1.msi

To deploy the Setup Project

  1. Outside of Visual Studio, navigate to the directory where your deployment project has been saved.

  2. Double-click the Setup1 folder.

  3. Open the Release folder to find the files that were built from the Setup Project.

  4. Copy all the files to the target computer.

  5. Distribute the Crystal Reports that are used in the Windows application.

For more information about which binding scenarios require you to distribute report files, see [Report Files](ms225231\(v=vs.90\).md).

  1. On the target computer, double-click Setup.exe or Setup1.msi to install the Windows application.

  2. To view the Windows application, navigate to its installed location: C:\Program Files\Business Objects\Setup1, and then double-click the Windows application .exe file.