Executing MFC .exe application without installing Visual Studio

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Hello Everyone...

I developed an MFC C++ Project and my question is, i want to execute .exe application on test computer without installing visual studio on test computer. Of course by deploying the project we can do it, but it ask installation wizard for .NET libraries.
So i dont want each and every client users do this installation.
Please can anyone tell me how can i execute .exe application on test computer without installing visual studio & any other Installation wizard..

Thanks in advance :)

Posted 29-Jan-12 5:50am

Guru_C++

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 29-Jan-12 13:40pm

C++ or C++/CLI, as you are asking about .NET, or both?
--SA

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Solution 2

To run you programs, you never need to install Visual Studio anywhere except development computer. In many cases, you don't need any wizard as well, not even installation. A good application should run if you copy the whole output directory anywhere. You application should just run. If you cannot run it outside Visual Studio, don't tell that you "developed a project".

Still, each product has its prerequisites. For a .NET application, the compatible version of (freely re-distributable) .NET Framework is always a prerequisite; for some C++ application, you may need to re-distribute so called "Visual Studio redistributable package" you can find in MSDN. It may or may not be needed; and it's the best to avoid this dependency.

You can just require the user to install all or some of the prerequisite. Second method is deployment of the prerequisites with your installation package. You can combine the two.

—SA

Posted 29-Jan-12 7:47am

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov

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Guru_C++ 30-Jan-12 7:48am

Nope.. I dont want to copy whole output directory.. I need to copy only .exe file in Test computer.. So,,

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 1-Mar-12 4:54am

This is the same in many cases. And what does it mean "I don't want"? You may not want something which would make your code working. I think you just did not get how it works. One .exe file is just the simplest case. If you have only 1 assembly in the solution, it will make you only one file.

And... is that the reason for vote of "1"?
--SA

Solution 1

Use the install shield software

Posted 29-Jan-12 6:11am

Narayan Shanubhog

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Guru_C++ 30-Jan-12 7:56am

Thanks..

[no name] 29-Feb-12 22:42pm

Why to use Install Shield here?

Solution 4

Hi ,

Before Executing your MFC executable file in the test machine Install "Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable Package". It will provide all the dependency file (MFC & VC IDE tool) and those will be placed in "system32" folder.

www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=29

OR

you could manually put all the dependency file of MFC and VS in system32 .

Hope this is useful for you.

Posted 29-Feb-12 7:07am

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Espen Harlinn · Accepted Answer · 2012-01-29T07:59:00

Solution 3

Use DependencyWalker[^] to determine which dlls you need to distribute with your application.

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Posted 29-Jan-12 7:59am

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Amir Mahfoozi 29-Jan-12 23:36pm

+5

Espen Harlinn 30-Jan-12 6:24am

Thank you, Amir :)

Chandrasekharan P 30-Jan-12 1:14am

My 5 too

Espen Harlinn 30-Jan-12 6:24am

Thank you, Chandrasekharan :)

Guru_C++ 30-Jan-12 7:45am

Thank you for helping :)

Espen Harlinn 30-Jan-12 7:50am

Excellent :)

[no name] 29-Feb-12 22:41pm

5!

Espen Harlinn 1-Mar-12 4:07am

Thank you,Pranit!