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What is new in "Visual Studio 2008" for "Setup and Deployment Project"?

Hi,
Can anyone please tell me what is new in "Visual Studio 2008" for "Setup and Deployment Project" relative to "Visual Studio 2005"? Is there any more functionality in that?

Regards,
Mushq

Mushtaque Nizamani Monday, March 10, 2008 6:35 AM

Hi Mushq,

Windows Installer deployment has been updated for Windows Vista and the latest .NET Framework versions in Visual Studio 2008:

· The .NET Framework Launch Condition supports targeting applications for the new .NET Framework 3.0 and 3.5 versions.

· Windows Vista support. Windows Installer has been updated so that the user's installation experience on Windows Vista is smooth, even when you run under User Account Control (UAC). Installations do not prompt for elevation when setup.exe starts. Prerequisite components and the application (caboose) are elevated only when it is required. In cases of elevation, the user is prompted for administrator's credentials. For more information, see Windows Installer Deployment on Windows Vista.

For more information, please check:
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/5h2db54x.aspx
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb386063.aspx#deploy0702

Hope this helps.
Best regards.
Rong-Chun Zhang

Rong-Chun Zhang Saturday, March 15, 2008 11:35 AM

One of the main new features is a full integration for deployment of VSTO and WPF solutions.