It sounds to me like you are going to the Build menu and choosing Build Solution. If you are looking to create an msi or a setup.exe file then add a new Setup and Deployment project to the current solution. This will allow you to choose default locations of where you want the application to be installed, if you want shortcuts on the desktop/start menu.
This article is a little outdated but the main theme is still useful. http://www.c-sharpcorner.com/UploadFile/vishnuprasad2005/SetupProjects12022005022406AM/SetupProjects.aspx?ArticleID=0488bf0b-7cf6-4e31-a9b5-38aa4ae8cd47&bcsi_scan_A232B271CF2683C1=OLXMjcoZYhch35zrmEfp6gwAAAD/V/YN&bcsi_scan_filename=SetupProjects.aspx On Mar 17, 5:30 am, Nacho108 <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi everyone! > > I'm finishing my project in Visual Studio and I realized that the > built VS gives, is a group of files instead of a single setup.exe or > setup.msi file. Also, when I run it it doesn't install the program in > the "program files" directory, it just run the application. > Is this the only way VS makes a build? Am I missing something? > Can anyone give a hand on how to create a single installation file so > I can later distribute easily? > > Thanks in advance > Nacho
