Introducing Visual Studio Installer

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Microsoft® Visual Studio® Installer is the new tool for authoring simple but powerful application installers in the Microsoft development environment. With Visual Studio Installer, you can develop a Microsoft® Windows® installer-based setup project (.wip file) as an integral part of your solution. The Windows installer package (.msi) file, built from your Visual Studio Installer project (.wip), contains all the data and instructions necessary to install your application.

You and your users will benefit from your use of Visual Studio Installer. As a developer, you will find that Visual Studio Installer simplifies installation design and development and makes it easy to specify complex configuration changes when necessary. Your users will find that .msi files authored with Visual Studio Installer provide easier and more stable product installations.

Easy Authoring

Visual Studio Installer saves you time and effort in authoring application installers by providing:

Authoring Power

In addition to making it easier to build an installer for your application, Visual Studio Installer also gives you power and control in designing application installations. With Visual Studio Installer, you can plan every aspect of the installation and configure them to meet your users' requirements. Specifically, you can: