![]() NET Redistributable Package 2.0Įl jp Microsoft Office 2003 Primary Interop Assemblies W Create setup program to install prerequisite components Choose which prerequisites to install:Ĭheck Microsoft Update for more redistributable components Specify the install location for prerequisites -Ĭ Download prerequisites from the component vendor's web site i* Download prerequisites from the same location as my application C Download prerequisites from the following location: ![]() The bootstrapper is extensible using XML files, which you can copy from the deployment article.Ĭonfiguration: [ÄctivefDebüg) Platform: |n/A ![]() These checks are done as part of the Visual Studio bootstrapper, the setup.exe that is created by the Setup project to check for and optionally install the required software (see Figure 11.23). The Setup project does not check for prerequisites needed by VSTO. You can locate this article on MSDN at en-us/odc_vsto2005_ta/html/OfficeVSTOWindowsInstallerOverview.asp or by searching for the title "Deploying Visual Studio 2005 Tools for Office Solutions Using Windows Installer (Part 1 of 2)." Following the steps outlined in the article will get your development machine configured correctly to create MSIs to install your VSTO projects. Microsoft has provided an article that explains in depth how to modify the Setup program. The Setup project is extensible, but doing so is complicated and beyond the scope of this book. Out of the box, the Visual Studio Setup project is missing a few features that you need to install your projects. MSI files display an Install Wizard and add an entry to the Add And Remove Programs feature in the Control Panel to allow you to repair and uninstall the application.Įarlier in this chapter you learned about some of the shortcomings of the Publish Wizard, such as not checking for or installing client prerequisites and not configuring the client's security policy. ![]() The MSI files are standard Microsoft installer files. The Visual Studio Setup project creates a Microsoft installer file, which has the extension. Another approach to deploying your VSTO solutions is to use a Visual Studio Setup project.
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