What installer options are there for Visual Studio

问题:

So Microsoft released Visual Studio 2012 Express for desktop apps. That's great, but how does one create an installer for open source apps that are built in Visual Studio Express? There are no installer templates available by default, and they have disabled browsing the online gallery. Sure, I could purchase something like InstallShield, but that kind of defeats the purpose of an open source application if you ask me. Any suggestions?

回答1:

You can use the open source NSIS or WiX tools to create fairly nice installers.

Since both should work without the Visual Studio integration that Express won't give you, they should both be usable (even if not quite as nicely) without problems.

回答2:

I would use Inno Setup, which is a little easier to learn than most other setup programs. I have a link here:

http://www.jrsoftware.org/ishelp/