Deployment Properties

The following properties are available when a deployment project is selected in the Solution Explorer. The actual properties available at any given time are dependent on the project type.

Property Description
AddRemoveProgramsIcon Specifies an icon to be displayed in the Add/Remove Programs dialog box on the target computer. For more information, see AddRemoveProgramsIcon Property.
Author Specifies the name of the author of an application or component. For more information, see Author Property.
Description Specifies a free-form description for an installer. For more information, see Description Property.
DetectNewerInstalledVersion Specifies whether to check for newer versions of an application during installation. For more information, see DetectNewerInstalledVersion Property.
FriendlyName Specifies the public name for a .cab file in a Cab project.
Keywords Specifies keywords used to search for an installer. For more information, see Keywords Property.
Localization Specifies the locale for string resources and the run-time user interface. For more information, see Localization Property.
Manufacturer Specifies the name of the manufacturer of an application or component. For more information, see Manufacturer Property.
ManufacturerUrl Specifies a URL for a Web site containing information about the manufacturer of an application or component. For more information, see ManufacturerUrl Property.
ModuleSignature Specifies a unique identifier for a merge module. For more information, see ModuleSignature Property.
ProductCode Specifies a unique identifier for an application. For more information, see ProductCode Property.
ProductName Specifies a public name that describes an application or component. For more information, see ProductName Property.
RemovePreviousVersions Specifies whether an installer will remove previous versions of an application during installation. For more information, see RemovePreviousVersions Property.
RestartWWWService Specifies whether Internet Information Services will be stopped and restarted during installation. For more information, see RestartWWWService Property.
SearchPath Specifies the path that is used to search for assemblies, files, or merge modules on the development computer. For more information, see SearchPath Property.
Subject Specifies additional information describing an application or component. For more information, see Subject Property.
SupportPhone Specifies a phone number for support information for an application or component. For more information, see SupportPhone Property.
SupportUrl Specifies a URL for a Web site containing support information for an application or component. For more information, see SupportUrl Property.
Title Specifies the title of an installer. For more information, see Title Property.
UpgradeCode Specifies a shared identifier that represents multiple versions of an application. For more information, see UpgradeCode Property.
Version Specifies the version number of an installer, merge module, or .cab file. For more information, see Version Property.
WebDependencies Specifies dependencies for a selected Cab project. For more information, see WebDependencies Property (Cab Projects).

See Also

Merge Module Properties | Properties for the File System Editor | Properties for the Registry Editor | Properties for the File Types Editor | Properties for the User Interface Editor | Properties for the Custom Actions Editor | Properties for the Launch Conditions Editor | Editors Used in Deployment