Noob trying to make an installer in Visual Studio community...

[HEU7Hwhu7]

Alright everyone... I'm trying to make an installer for my application, but when i look for "Setup And Deployment", i don't see it

Thanks, and i'm using Visual Studio community 2015.

[Nuluvius]

Why not just use WiX? It makes things so much easier and integrates well with Visual Studio.

[fizzlesticks]

Microsoft stopped including their installer a few versions ago. You'll have to find an extension or some external thing.

[DavidTheWin]

Why not just use WiX? It makes things so much easier and integrates well with Visual Studio.

 

Agreed, we use WiX at work and it's pretty easy to make an MSI with it

[Vebb]

You should look at the new API from microsft if you want to program windows applications. .msi is the old way of installing and microsoft is outphasing it.

 

Read about microsoft continuum.

 

http://allaboutwindowsphone.com/news/item/20651_Microsoft_BUILD_news_Edge_brow.php

 

 

Msi and installers is the past, you should spend time learning the new stuff.

 

To keep up: https://msdn.microsoft.com/

 

Two useful links:

 

https://dev.windows.com/en-us/design

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ff657751(v=vs.85).aspx

[HEU7Hwhu7]

Why not just use WiX? It makes things so much easier and integrates well with Visual Studio.

Thanks! 

[HEU7Hwhu7]

Nevermind this.