Deployment Strategies in Visual Studio

Most Windows programs are installed using the traditional technique knows as a Windows Installer. You get the installation files on a CD or perhaps as a Web download, then you execute the setup program and a Wizard walks you through the installation procedure. This is one of the deployment methods supported by Visual Studio, and while it's reliable and popular it does present a few shortcomings that may be matters for concern in some scenarios.

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