How can I set publisher name in setup file of windows form application.

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I have created one Simple Windows Form application and its setup file using InstallShield. Now on installation of exe file publisher name is Unknown. How can I change it or set another name instead of it????

What I have tried:

I have used this(URL : "http://www.codeproject.com/Questions/632034/How-to-Add-a-Publisher-Name-Product-Name-in-Setup") article but it didn't work for me.

Posted 6-May-16 23:45pm

Jaimesh.2411

Updated 7-May-16 1:18am

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Richard MacCutchan 7-May-16 6:21am

but it didn't work for me.
Which, I am afraid, tells us nothing.

Jaimesh.2411 7-May-16 7:16am

As I described in my question, I need to set publisher name in setup file. I was tried one article which also defile in my Question. Do you have any Idea how to do this? Any Help?

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 7-May-16 11:54am

First, could you explain why do you think your product needs installation?
If it needs it, the answer depends on what installation toolset you are using.
—SA

Jaimesh.2411 9-May-16 1:30am

Ok. Using Visual Studio 2012, I was created one windows form application. And Using InstallShield I created It's Setup file. Now While Installing This Setup in Windows 7 PC, It display:

The Publisher could not be verified. Are you Sure want to run this application?

Name : c:\User\Downloads\setup.exe
Publisher : Unknown Publisher.
Type : Application
From : c:\User\Downloads\setup.exe

Now, I want to change above things (Name : www.abc.com
Publisher : Word Publishers).
How can I do it????

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 9-May-16 1:48am

InstallShield is quite bad and is not worth using. And VS "Setup" project template is also bad; Microsoft phased it out and discontinued, so it should not be used; it won't be supported. Both are not legitimate type of product; they are not compliant with MSBuild standard.

In contrast, WiX toolself perfectly satisfy all those criteria. With WiX, your problem is not a problem at all.

—SA

Jaimesh.2411 10-May-16 3:12am

What about Click One?
I have create setup using Click one and publish it on localhost. And also able to set Publisher Name. But when I try to install it on another pc then it display Unknown Publisher.

At this time i refer this link :Video Tutorial

Dave Kreskowiak 10-May-16 8:29am

OK, where did you get the certificate from?

Jaimesh.2411 10-May-16 8:40am

I have created certificate using this video tutorial(Tutorial Link). Its Easy to create. But when I install setup in another machine then it display "Unknown Publisher". Do you have any suggestion to solve this issue????

Dave Kreskowiak 10-May-16 8:44am

So you didn't buy a certificate from a trusted authority? Well, now you know why other machines won't trust you as a publisher. The certificate is trusted only by YOUR machine.

If you want other machines to trust you as a publisher you have to buy a certificate from a trusted authority and sign your assemblies and installers with it.

Jaimesh.2411 10-May-16 8:49am

Yes.. I got your point.. Thanks for your response. What about code security? How can I sure that my code will not decompile. How to secure code? And any suggestion about trusted authority to buy certificate?

Dave Kreskowiak 10-May-16 8:57am

You don't. .NET code can be obfuscated using any one of a number of tools out there but there is nothing that will stop someone from decompiling the code.

As for a certificate, there's quite a number of authorities out there, like Verisign, Thawte, GlobalSign, ... Just Google for "buy code signing certificate" and you'll come up with a bunch.

Jaimesh.2411 12-May-16 7:50am

Now I have one Code Signing Certificate and I want to add it in my Project Setup. How can I do It?

I have already created setup using InstallShield.

Or I have to go with ClickOnce instead of InstallShield?

Any Suggestion?

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