How to copy a project's executables from one machine to another

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How to copy a project's executables from one machine to another

Peter Toye 191

I developed a VB project using VS 2022 and .NET7. I want to use the resulting executable on another machine, but I don't want to have to install VS on it. Just copying the Release folder across doesn't seem to work and I suspect that it's because .NET7 isn't installed on the target machine. Te OS is Windows 10 on both machines.

Can someone please help me 'deploy' my project?

I posted this same question (with similar wording) a couple of days ago, and it was rejected, but the moderator didn't say why, I cannot see how this violates the forum's guidelines. Maybe mods could let users know why they don't like users' questions. Or is AI taking control?

RLWA32 52,366 Reputation points

2023-06-18T12:45:45.4766667+00:00

Your question was probably flagged by an automated filter, not by a human being. Post a message regarding the problem with the Q&A tag and a moderator will probably sort it out. Its an annoying occurrence but it can be resolved.
Viorel 126.8K Reputation points

2023-06-18T13:25:01.3266667+00:00
Did you try the Publish and ClickOnce methods?

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/deployment/how-to-publish-a-clickonce-application-using-the-publish-wizard

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/deployment/quickstart-deploy-using-clickonce-folder

You can select Publish, then ClickOnce, or Publish, Folder, then ClickOnce.
Peter Toye 191 Reputation points

2023-06-19T09:37:58.1266667+00:00

Thanks @Viorel Now I have to work out exactly what ClickOnce is, as opposed to publishing to a folder! So many choices, so little information...