I have searched the Internet trying to find the smartest way to deploy an application on CD that includes the .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 installer localized in both English and Canadian French. I've come across documents suggesting it is possible but not how to go about it. I do have access to Visual Studio 2008 SP1.

Originally I thought it was due to the issue with generating an MSI with the 'Download prerequisites from the same location as my application' setting that was described in the VS2008 SP1 readme file. I tried putting the French downloads into the proper placebut it still displays in English on a French Canadian Windows XP installation.

Do I need to create multiple setup projects? Should I be using WiX instead of the setup project type? Does anyone else have any experience with this?

Any input would be much appreciated,

Sean

You need multiple setups, one per language. First, that's because that's what VS setups support, secondly because you want to localize your prerequisites with language packs.

WiX would help a little with the first, in the sense that you could build one MSI file and then manually create a transform that translates your text to French. You still need a launcher that installs the MSI with the French transform for French-Canadian though. You could do this with VS too, except that having two MSI files is most likely the easier solution.

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Phil Wilson

Hi Sean,

I am moving this thread from Base ".Net Framework Setup"forum to the "ClickOnce and Setup & Deployment Projects" forum, since the issue is related to deployment. There are moredeployment experts in the "ClickOnce and Setup & Deployment Projects" forum.

Thanks

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You need multiple setups, one per language. First, that's because that's what VS setups support, secondly because you want to localize your prerequisites with language packs.

WiX would help a little with the first, in the sense that you could build one MSI file and then manually create a transform that translates your text to French. You still need a launcher that installs the MSI with the French transform for French-Canadian though. You could do this with VS too, except that having two MSI files is most likely the easier solution.

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Phil Wilson