Create Set Up File For Your .NET Application

After a couple of hours pulling my hair and gnashing of teeth..Solution to create setup file i followed the following proedure:

1) Click 'File' -> 'Add' -> 'New Project'.
2) Goto 'Other Project Types' and 'Setup and Development'.
3) Choose 'Setup Project'.
4) In the 'Solution Explorer' rightclick on your setup project.
5) Choose 'Properties'.
6) Click 'Prerequisites...' button.
7) Choose your prerequisites (e.g. .NET Framework, Windows Installer).
8) Press 'OK', press 'Apply'.
9) Rightclick on 'Application Folder' in the left File System window.
10) Choose 'Add' -> 'Project Output'
11) When done, rightclick in the Right File System window.
12) Choose 'Add' and whatever you want to add to the application directory
during installation.
13) Rightclick on 'Project output from ....'
14) Select 'Create shorcut to Primary output from ...'
15) Rightclick on 'Shorcut to Primary output from...'
16) Choose 'Rename'
17) Name it after your application.
18) Select it and drag it to the left to 'User's Program Menu'.
19) (Build solution) Build your setup project.
20) In the setup project directory you'll find the .exe and .msi file to
install your application.

VB.NET PROJECT HISTORY

 Removing the project history is a good idea to help protect your project from anyone eavesdroping


Sometimes we create projects just for experimentation and then soon after we are done with the experimentation, we delete the project from the file system in order not to clutter up our working environment. But what about Visual Studio? The Start page of Visual Studio has a list of recent projects and it is meant for a convenient feature. But for the experimental projects that no longer exist, that list does not really reflect the reality.
To remove the projects from the list, follow these steps:

1. Close Visual Studio if it is running.
2. Start the Registry Editor (run regedit).
   
3. Navigate to this registry key:
   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\VisualStudio\8.0\ProjectMRUList
   
4. Then delete the key that has the project you do not want to keep in the list.

A little note to keep in mind is that the list only lists consecutive items starting File1. So if in the above list I deleted File6, then only projects corresponding to File1 to File5 will be displayed in the recent project list. File7 and above will not be displayed. If in case you like File7 and above to be displayed, you will need to rename one of the keys so that they form a consecutive numbered list.