Steps to generate the setup files of any vb.NET project.

Steps to generate the setup files of any vb.NET project.
•Open your project
•Now move the cursor to file----->add Project------->New Project
•then add project dialog box appears
•now select Setup and deployment project types and setup project from templates and mention the name in name text box and the location in location text box, now click ok button
•now in solution explorer right click on setup option then add------>file (if you have used any extra file e.g. databases or image file or dll file).
•add all of these files files
•repeat the prevous two steps untill you have added all of the extra file to the current setup.
•now again right click on setup in solution explorer then click on add---->project output.
•now add project group box appears. here configuration should be (Active) for primary ouputs. now click on ok button.
•now right click on setup option in solution explorer again and click on Build (Now wait and observe the progress inoutput window).
•time taken to build depend upon how heavy your project is?
•now go to the location that you have mentioned in new project dialog box box.
•now open setup folder then release then open setup.exe.
•now installation starts observe the location where this project is going to be installed.
•after intallling it go to the lcation where this project is installed now execute the exe file. (Your project is installed successfully and running, enjoy this feature of deployment and setup with VB.NET to)

All the Best,

Ganesh S. Chatraband.