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  1. Jul 7th, 2009, 08:57 PM #1
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    Resolved [RESOLVED][2008] Deploy non-installing EXE

    I want to compile an EXE that does not need to install. The app does not require any other files or resources.

    Is this possible?
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    Re: [2008] Deploy non-installing EXE

    What programming language are you using? Also, what IDE are you using? An executable file always requires a runtime (unless it is compiled in native code) and that should be installed on the client system if you do not plan to distribute an installation package.
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    Re: [2008] Deploy non-installing EXE

    I'm using Visual Studio 2008 w/ VB.

    I figured it out, the IDE compiles the EXE and places it in the App\Bin\Debug. You can then just send the EXE around and it runs.
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    Re: [RESOLVED][2008] Deploy non-installing EXE

    Not really. If the use does not have .Net framework installed (which one depends on which one you targeted during developemnt) the app will not work.
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    Re: [RESOLVED][2008] Deploy non-installing EXE

    Well the requirements for running a .net app obviously still apply. For what I was doing, that was sufficient. I wasn't going to include an elaborate installer and distributable framework.
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