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I was instructed to create a program that will create files in the specified folders and create an installer based on those files.

For example, the presence of the folder "All User Desktop", "Start menu", "Application Data" and "Program Files"

My boss wants to put files in each folder, then click a button and he will automatically create an installer.

I'm limited to what's in the default VS2005 installation.

I've looked at the Setup Project / Setup Wizard project templates, but it looks like they have to be created specifically for each project that will be used to install them.

Is this possible under VS2005?

EDIT:

I love the suggestions, but I forgot to say that we cannot install another product to help.

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I know this is completely contrary to what you are asking for, but depending on your use, it would probably be much more efficient to buy a product that creates Windows Installers. The installer software does a lot more, and if you build something with disabilities now, then chances are your boss will then want function X, then function Y, and so on, and you end up reinventing the wheel at a much higher cost. and disappointments.



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Well, with C # VS2005 on its own would be tricky.



But you could use WiX as a path, populate the XML for the installer with C # and build it from your tool using candles and lights from the wix toolbox.

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you can take a look at nant ( http://nant.sourceforge.net/ ) and consider using some custom tasks: http://www.atalasoft.com/cs/blogs/jake/archive/2008/05/07/writing -custom-nant-tasks.aspx . Google gets about 800 hits for "custom task nant".

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