Installer for my application help

[red_bull_NRG]

I recently made an app in vb.net, but not sure how to create an installer for it. Can someone please help me? By the way, I also need it to install the .net framework. Thanks in advance.

[isnoend07]

I used pdw for a number of years, but found it difficult to use. Everyone recommended Inno, but I found it to be not user friendly. So I tried a few others not free and settled with this one:
http://www.gdgsoft.com/pb/index.aspx and I have come to the the conclusion
I should have done it a couple yrs ago. It is awsome

[isnoend07]

I used pdw for a number of years, but found it difficult to use. Everyone recommended Inno, but I found it to be not user friendly. So I tried a few others not free and settled with this one:
http://www.gdgsoft.com/pb/index.aspx and I have come to the the conclusion
I should have done it a couple yrs ago. It is awsome

Whoops just noticed you are using .net I am using vb6, may not apply

[mburr]

Here's an article I found for you that tells how to create your own installer in VB.Net...not sure about the .net framework installation, but I imagine that somebody who ran your installer would see a dialog box that tells them they need it.

http://www.startvbdotnet.com/extras/deploy.aspx

[dilettante]

I don't do any deployment of VB.Net or C# so I can't help much here.

I assume that most users of VS.Net use the descendant of VSI 1.1 that is built into VS.Net/VB.Net Standard and above. Express users are limited to ClickOnce as far as I can tell.

Then again maybe people lash something up with InnoSetup and hope for the best or use another 3rd party tool?

The Deployment FAQ here appears mighty quiet on the subject.