Hello,

Is there a way to use theVisual C++ 2008 SP1 Redistributable Package as prerequisite in Visual Studio Setup Project?
It seems that when I compile the project it uses the Visual C++ 2008 without the SP1.

Many thanks,
Paulo

You need to track down the redistributable package. Then you can run the Bootstrapper Manifest Generator (BMG) on it to create the package that you can then add to the prerequisites list in Visual Studio. (It goes in C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v6.0a\Bootstrapper\Packages\). This will then allow you to select it as a prerequisite.

Here's some more information:

BMG post from Guyer
http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/winformssetup/thread/92d68fc3-3c00-4435-9d45-f781aad89ad1

Instructions on using it:
http://jcrawfor74.wordpress.com/2008/02/27/bootstrap-manifest-generator-how-to-custom-pre-requisites/

RobinDotNet

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Hi Paulo,

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

Thanks

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You need to track down the redistributable package. Then you can run the Bootstrapper Manifest Generator (BMG) on it to create the package that you can then add to the prerequisites list in Visual Studio. (It goes in C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v6.0a\Bootstrapper\Packages\). This will then allow you to select it as a prerequisite.

Here's some more information:

BMG post from Guyer
http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/winformssetup/thread/92d68fc3-3c00-4435-9d45-f781aad89ad1

Instructions on using it:
http://jcrawfor74.wordpress.com/2008/02/27/bootstrap-manifest-generator-how-to-custom-pre-requisites/

RobinDotNet

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