Releasing a Visual Studio Integration Product

The topics in this section show you how to release your Visual Studio 2008 integration product by building and installing VSPackages and using the Visual Studio Integration Test (VSIT). A valid package load key (PLK) is required for each VSPackage in your product. For information about obtaining and installing PLKs, see VSPackage Load Keys.

In This Section

• Product Release Essentials
  Presents best practices for setup development and testing.

• Installing VSPackages
  Discusses how to build and install VSPackages and how to support users who are running multiple versions of Visual Studio 2008 at the same time.

• RegPkg Utility
  Describes the RegPkg utility, which is used to register a VSPackage and prepare it for deployment.

• Visual Studio Integration Tests
  Describes the VSIT suite for conducting integration testing.

• Visual Studio SDK Redistributable Components
  Discusses components that you can distribute to users according to the terms of the Visual Studio 2005 SDK license agreement.

• Visual Studio 2008 Shell (Integrated Mode) Setup and User Guide
  Provides VSIP partners with a redistributable version of the Visual Studio 2008 integrated development environment (IDE) so that they can add their own development tools and computer languages.

• Installation and Deployment Frequently Asked Questions
  Contains responses to questions and issues about installation and deployment from the Visual Studio 2008 user community.

Related Sections

• Visual Studio Team Edition for Testers
  Describes how to use the Team Edition for Testers suite to create, manage, edit, and run tests, and also obtain and store test results.

• Visual Studio Integration Architecture
  Describes Visual Studio 2008 and its IDE, and introduces strategies and techniques for extending the IDE.