How to: Create or Add a Cab Project
Cab projects are used to create cabinet (.cab) files that can be used to download components to a Web browser. This option should be used when you want code to run on a client computer instead of on a server.
Note
The dialog boxes and menu commands you see might differ from those described in Help depending on your active settings or edition. To change your settings, choose Import and Export Settings on the Tools menu. For more information, see Visual Studio Settings.
To create a new Cab project
On the File menu, click New, then Project.
In the resulting New Project dialog box, in the Project types pane, open the Other Project Types node and select Setup and Deployment Projects.
In the Templates pane, choose Cab Project.
To add an existing Cab project to a solution
On the File menu, point to Add, and then click Existing Project.
In the resulting Add Existing Project dialog box, browse to the location of the Cab project and click Open.
See Also
Tasks
How to: Set Deployment Project Properties
How to: Add Items to a Deployment Project