This portion of the documentation provides you with the core background and "how to" information for Microsoft® Visual Studio® Installer, including information about:
See the following sections for detailed information.
| To | See |
| Learn about Visual Studio Installer background information and key concepts (such as installer components, shared files, and customized installations) | Visual Studio Installer Concepts |
| Create an installer project using Visual Studio Installer or open an existing installer project | Creating and Opening Installer Projects |
| Create a localized installer or merge module | Creating an Installer Project for a Localized Installer Package (.msi) File or Merge Module (.msm File) |
| Import a Microsoft® Visual Basic® project into your installer project and find, delete, or restore the imported Visual Basic project dependencies | Working with Visual Basic Project Dependencies |
| View and modify installer project properties | Setting Installer Project Properties |
| Add, move, and delete components, files, and folders in an installer project | Managing Components, Files and Folders in an Installer Project |
| Create and establish registry keys and values, and set registry values | Manipulating the Target Machine Registry |
| Create file associations in an installer project | Setting File, MIME, COM Object, and Type Library Associations |
| Add and delete installation dialog boxes and set dialog box properties | Controlling the Installation Run-Time User Interface |
| Build or rebuild your installer project into an installer package file | Building an Installer Package (.msi) File |
| Build a merge module to share with other installers | Building a Merge Module (.msm File) |
| Run an installer package file | Launching an Installer Package File |