After you have chosen Package on Package and Deployment Wizard’s opening
screen, you will see the Package Type screen, as shown in Figure 21.3.
The Package Type screen offers you two or three choices, depending on the type
of project that you are packaging:
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Standard Setup Package. This option creates CAB files (cabinet
files, the standard archive file type that Microsoft uses for distribution) and
all the other files necessary to install your application with a standard Windows
setup (running SETUP.EXE).
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Internet Package. This option creates CAB files and other
files necessary to install your package as a download over the Internet or intranet
(not available for standard EXE projects).
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Dependency File. This option creates a single DEP file that
can be used to show your project’s dependencies, or the other files that
your project needs to run correctly on a computer.
FIGURE 21.3 The Package Type screen of the Package and Deployment Wizard.
For a fuller discussion of the contents and purpose of dependency files, see
the section titled "Dependency Information in DEP Files."
The following sections discuss how to use Package and Deployment Wizard to
create these three types of setup package.
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Creating a Standard Setup Package
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Creating an Internet Setup Package
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Creating a Dependency File
