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Setting Up Media for Distribution

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3. If the installation will pre-install any Windows Installer or .NET runtimes, use an FTP
client to upload the following files:
If you specified a 2000/XP Download URL on the WebDeploy page, upload
the file InstMsi3.exe to that Web address.
If you specified a .NET Runtime URL on the WebDeploy page, upload the .NET
Framework file dotnetfx.exe to that Web address. Likewise, if you specified a
.NET Update URL, upload the .NET Framework update file to that Web
address.
If you do not have a copy of the appropriate runtime file, use the Download
Redistributables wizard.
See Downloading Redistributable Files
Note
Be sure that the location you upload to does not violate the license agreement for
the distribution of Microsoft runtime files.
4. Distribute the installation media or notify your end users of the Web link to the
.EXE.
See also:
Creating Web-Based Installations With WebDeploy
Creating a WebDeploy Installation
Note
This page is fully enabled in a .WSI only. In an .MSI or .MST, you cannot add or delete.
The Media page lets you prepare an installation for distribution. Here, you specify
compression, the media's size, holding directories, and how features and components
are organized on the media. You set media options per release.
If the installation spans more than one media, you can determine which files are placed
on which disk, or you can have it done for you.
To prepare an installation for distribution, perform these tasks:
Add media items to apply different compression options to different files in
components or features.
See Adding a Media Item
During compile, the media items are placed in the destination directories in the
order in which they're listed on the Media page. To rearrange the order, select a
media item and click Move Up or Move Down at the right of the Media page, or drag
the media item to a new position. The .MSI file is an exception. It is always placed in
the first destination directory, no matter where it appears in the list.
Add destination directories. Destination directories are holding places for the
installation. They represent the disks, CDs, or server you use for distributing your
application.
See Adding a Media Destination
Compile the installation.
Organizing Your Installation Into Releases
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