Why is Visual Studio creating .exe installation files?

Question

when I create solutions in Visual Studio, which generates installer files as .exe and .msi..exe files, are useful for what?

Answer 1

The file .EXEcreated by the installer project is the boot file for the installation file .MSI. It is used to run the installation file .MSI.

Typically, both run the installer and allow the user to install the application. However, sometimes a file setup.exelaunches a user verification procedure to determine if the user's computer meets the minimum requirements for installing software.

For example, if a user does not have a Windows installer, he will not be able to run the file .MSI, but the application .EXEwill still be running and will inform them that they need to install the Windows installer first. In particular, for .NET applications, the file .EXEchecks for the presence of the corresponding version of the .NET Framework, and if it is missing, it prompts the user to download and install it.

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