Deployment Properties
The following properties are available when a deployment project is selected in the Solution Explorer. The actual properties available at any given time are dependent on the project type.
Property |
Description |
|---|---|
AddRemoveProgramsIcon |
Specifies an icon to be displayed in the Add/Remove Programs dialog box on the target computer. For more information, see AddRemoveProgramsIcon Property. |
Author |
Specifies the name of the author of an application or component. For more information, see Author Property. |
ASPNetVersion |
Specifies the ASP.NET version number that will be set in Internet Information Services (IIS) for each Web folder in the project. For more information, see ASPNETVersion Property. |
Description |
Specifies a free-form description for an installer. For more information, see Description Property (Windows Installer). |
DetectNewerInstalledVersion |
Specifies whether to check for newer versions of an application during installation. For more information, see DetectNewerInstalledVersion Property. |
FriendlyName |
Specifies the public name for a .cab file in a CAB project. |
InstallAllUsers |
Specifies whether an application will be installed for all users of a computer, or just for the current user. For more information, see InstallAllUsers Property. |
Keywords |
Specifies keywords used to search for an installer. For more information, see Keywords Property (Windows Installer). |
Localization |
Specifies the locale for string resources and the run-time user interface. For more information, see Localization Property. |
Manufacturer |
Specifies the name of the manufacturer of an application or component. For more information, see Manufacturer Property. |
ManufacturerUrl |
Specifies a URL for a Web site containing information about the manufacturer of an application or component. For more information, see ManufacturerUrl Property. |
ModuleSignature |
Specifies a unique identifier for a merge module. For more information, see ModuleSignature Property. |
PostBuildEvent |
Specifies a command line to be executed after the deployment project is built. For more information, see PostBuildEvent Property (Windows Installer). |
PreBuildEvent |
Specifies a command line to be executed before the deployment project is built. For more information, see PreBuildEvent Property (Windows Installer). |
ProductCode |
Specifies a unique identifier for an application. For more information, see ProductCode Property. |
ProductName |
Specifies a public name that describes an application or component. For more information, see ProductName Property. |
RemovePreviousVersions |
Specifies whether an installer will remove previous versions of an application during installation. For more information, see RemovePreviousVersions Property. |
RestartWWWService |
Specifies whether Internet Information Services will be stopped and restarted during installation. For more information, see RestartWWWService Property. |
RunPostBuildEvent |
Determines when to run the command line specified in the PostBuildEvent property. For more information, see RunPostBuildEvent Property (Windows Installer). |
SearchPath |
Specifies the path that is used to search for assemblies, files, or merge modules on the development computer. For more information, see SearchPath Property (Windows Installer). |
Subject |
Specifies additional information describing an application or component. For more information, see Subject Property. |
SupportPhone |
Specifies a phone number for support information for an application or component. For more information, see SupportPhone Property. |
SupportUrl |
Specifies a URL for a Web site containing support information for an application or component. For more information, see SupportUrl Property. |
TargetPlatform |
Specifies the platform that the packaged application or component is targeting. For more information, see TargetPlatform Property. |
Title |
Specifies the title of an installer. For more information, see Title Property. |
UpgradeCode |
Specifies a shared identifier that represents multiple versions of an application. For more information, see UpgradeCode Property. |
Version |
Specifies the version number of an installer, merge module, or .cab file. For more information, see Version Property (Windows Installer). |
WebDependencies |
Specifies dependencies for a selected CAB project. For more information, see WebDependencies Property (Cab Projects). |
Properties for the File System Editor
Properties for the Registry Editor
Properties for the File Types Editor
Properties for the User Interface Editor
Properties for the Custom Actions Editor