How to make a single "exe" setup file?

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Hi,
I made a project which uses a service reference (WCF). This is my first that kind of project, so I have some questions.

First of all i Rebuilded the solution - and try to run the "exe" file from Release directory. But that don't work - i mean when the WCF function was supposed to execute - en error appeard - sth with authentication.

But when I reubilded, and the publish it somewhere, i get few files - 'setup.exe', 'name.application'.. directory 'Applications files'.

How to make single exe file?

Posted 3-Mar-11 23:38pm

mnd017

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Whatever you did is ClickOnce deployment method.

Actually you need to use Setup & Deployment project which is available in Visual Studio.

Refer: A Setup and Deployment project that passes parameters to the configuration file[^].

Note: This is just a sample reference. Searching on Google would yield more results for you.

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Posted 7-Mar-11 15:52pm

Venkatesh Mookkan

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Michael Bookatz · Accepted Answer · 2011-03-07T15:02:00

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I'm not sure you can using Visual Studio. You can use a tool like Inno http://www.jrsoftware.org/isinfo.php[^]
which will let you make a single file.

That or buy installshield

Posted 7-Mar-11 15:02pm

Michael Bookatz