How to repackage Windows application developed in .NET2005 ?

I'd love to help out but I'd need more information.

- Do you have a pre-existing msi deployment package created under Visual Studio?

- I'm not sure if it applies to you in this particular case but for .NET applications, I prefer using plain ClickOnce deployment.

- Do you mean a managed C#/C++/VB application? Not that it matters much but for those, ClickOnce does work magic.

- For a C++ application, a plain MSI or WiseScript installer. If you need to *manually* find out the dependencies for some reasons, use depends.

In any case, you could use SetupCapture to do most of the work for you. :)

Cheers,

Pete.

WEll, One point with which I would say is, You cannot re-package an application using Visual Studio. You can very well package a new MSI.

As far as your requirement goes, just
Step 1: Start a setupcapture
Step 2: copy the exe files into the desired folder
Step 3: copy the dlls
Step 4: register using wisecomcapture.exe (http://juice.altiris.com/tip/2983/how-manually-reg..., http://juice.altiris.com/article/2593/selfreg-entr...)

Step 5: End capture.

You have your new packaged MSI'

I created an article explaining how to use NSIS to build your own installers. You can find it at http://juice.altiris.com/article/4408/using-nsis-b...

Yes, it is created under C#.net....i created an .exe it by .NET setup process..

Cheers Tillu

Hi

I am doing repackging from some long time but only WIN 32 (non .net app)applications.
For .net package craetion is there is soem different way.
I am using WISE Package Studio only.

Suggest me on the same

Ravi

To deploy your application, you need to create a setup project and add the necessary merge modules to your application before you build your solution.
Open your Windows application.

In the Solution Explorer, right-click your Windows application solution, point to Add then click New Project.

In the Add New Project dialog box, select Setup and Deployment Projects in the Project Types pane and select Setup Project in the Templates pane. Click OK.

In the Solution Explorer, right-click the Setup Project, point to Add then click Project Output.
In the Add Project Output Group, select Primary output and click OK. Any dependencies, such as the Managed.msm, are added automatically.

In the Solution Explorer, right-click the Setup Project, point to Add then click Merge Module.

In the Add Modules dialog box, select the following merge modules to add to your Setup project and click Open:
Database_Access.msm
Database_Access_enu.msm
regwiz.msm

For a description of these merge modules see Crystal Reports Merge Modules.
Note If you deploy a Windows application that uses an ADO .NET dataset, you also need to include the VC_CRT and VC_STL merge modules.

In the Solution Explorer, right-click the regwiz.msm file and choose Properties.
In the Properties window, expand MergeModuleProperties and enter a valid license key in the License Key properties box.
Note Providing the license key is a mandatory step whenever you deploy a Crystal Reports for Visual Studio .NET application.

A license key will be given to you once you have registered Crystal Reports for Visual Studio .NET. You can find the license key in the About dialog box. From the Help menu, choose About Microsoft Development Environment. The keycode is listed in the Installed Products field.

From the Build menu, choose Build Solution to build your application. When deploying to a client or server computer