Deployment (How Do I in Visual Basic Express)
This page provides links to Help on widely used Visual Basic Express deployment tasks. To view other categories of popular tasks covered in Help, see How Do I in Visual Basic Express.
Note
If you are using Visual Basic Express, some of the Help links on this page may be unavailable, depending on the options that you chose during installation. For more information, see Troubleshooting Visual Basic Express.
In Visual Basic Express
Visual Basic Express includes tools for deploying your programs by using a method known as ClickOnce publishing. It makes deployment easy.
Distributing a Program on CD: Publishing with ClickOnce
Learn how to publish your program to a CD-ROM or DVD in order to share it with others.Closer Look: Distributing Your Program on the Internet
Learn how to use ClickOnce publishing to deploy your program to a Web server.Sending a Program in E-mail: Creating a Compressed (Zipped) File
Learn how to package your program as a compressed (zipped) file and send it through e-mail. A great alternative when the CD-ROM method isn't available.
In MSDN Library for Visual Studio 2008 Express Editions
The following are some of the more in-depth topics that the Library offers to help you deploy your applications. To use these links, you have to have the MSDN Library for Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Express Editions installed or have access to MSDN Online library.
How to: Publish a ClickOnce Application
Describes how to publish a ClickOnce application to a Web server, a file share, or removable media.How to: Specify Which Files Are Published by ClickOnce
Describes how to publish certain files, or install certain files depending on conditions.How to: Install Prerequisites with a ClickOnce Application
Describes how to select a set of prerequisite components to be packaged together with your application.How to: Manage Updates for a ClickOnce Application
Describes how to specify when and how update checks are performed, whether updates are mandatory, and where an application should check for updates.Walkthrough: Deploying a Windows-based Application
Provides instructions for creating an installer for a Windows-based application that sets up shortcuts and file associations, adds an entry to the registry, displays custom dialog boxes, and checks the version of Internet Explorer during installation.How to: Enable ClickOnce Security Settings
Describes how enable security settings in order to publish an application.How to: Sign Application and Deployment Manifests
Describes how to strong-name a manifest.
Deploying Secure Applications
- How to: Set a Security Zone for a ClickOnce Application
Describes how to start with a base set of permissions and add the permissions that are required by your application one at a time.
Other Resources
These Web sites are excellent resources for finding more information, seeing what other Express users are doing, and staying involved with the Visual Basic Express community as it grows.
Visual Basic Developer Center
Central location for information about Visual Basic. Includes case studies, new tools, and other downloads.Beginner Developer Learning Center
Central location for learning materials for the beginner developer. Includes video tutorials, articles, the How-To Reference Library, and Kid's Corner.Coding4Fun
Includes lots of articles and coding tips for the Visual Basic Express developer.Visual Basic 6.0 Resource Center
Provides extra help for developers who want to upgrade Visual Basic 6.0 applications.