Hi,
I have an ASP.NET application that I need to create an installer for.
The installation should be valid on XP (main priority) then a discussion with developer of how hard / easy it is to expand this to Windows 7, Windows Server.
The installer should:
1. Install any required .NET Framework (currently using 2.0)
2. Install Cassini Web Server.
3. Install SQL Server Express 2005
4. Create the Web Application on the installed Cassini Web Server
5. Create the application database on the SQL Server Express
6. Create the ASPState (sessions) database on the SQL Server Express
7. Write the configuration to the [login to view URL] etc. of the ASP.NET app.
8. Install the latest version of Adobe Flash Player
The installer should be created in such a way that I can change the product and simply put the new files in a directory or run a small batch file that will update the installer for future versions. For example it would look for all ASP.NET files in one directory, all database scripts in another directory and include them in the installer.
Some articles related to this task:
Creating ASP.NET setup:
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Creating SQL Server Express setup:
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