Hi Jacob, I have added the executable file to the project and have set its roperty for it to be always included in the output directory. I am now testing the installer. Thanks for this. Pranav -----Original Message----- From: program-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:program-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jacob Kruger Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 11:42 AM To: program-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [program-l] Re: Choosing an installation mechanism for my visual basic .net application I've made use of Inno setup that was recommended to me by Jamal, but, the simpler version is if you paste that executable into the solution explorer of VS.Net, in it's property list, you could set it to always be copied to output directory, and then I think it would be included in any installation/publishing output from VS itself. Stay well Jacob Kruger jacob.kruger@xxxxxxxxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: program-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:program-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Pranav Lal Sent: Monday, October 12, 2009 6:14 PM To: program-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [program-l] Choosing an installation mechanism for my visual basic .net application Hi all, I have created an application in visual basic .net. This application uses an external application that I have written in C++. How do I build an installer? I could have used the click once deployment method supported in Visual Studio Express but I do not see how to include that C++ executable file such that it is copied to the same directory as the application's executable. Does anyone have any suggestions? Pranav ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:program-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** program-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:program-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** program-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.421 / Virus Database: 270.14.11/2430 - Release Date: 10/12/09 04:01:00 ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:program-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** program-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:program-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** program-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:program-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** program-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:program-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** program-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq