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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.

Night Walker
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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:

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Justin
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Use either Wix for Windows (or the Web Deploy kit for Web)

Mitch Wheat
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Inno Setup is a good option too.

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