How can I customize the behavior and appearance of the installer (ClickOnce or otherwise) of my application when I publish the application?

[RobertGustafson]

WHAT I HAVE:

Visual Basic 2019, .NET 4.6.1

MY PROBLEM:

In the pre-.NET days of VB, the (main) installer program for one's application was itself a VB program, allowing one to customize how the installation package looked and behaved when run. How does one customize the look and behavior of a VB.NET program's installer when publishing? Can this be done with ClickOnce or something similar? I'd value any input on this, as I eventually will have to publish my application, and I don't want it to necessarily have a "generic" look and behavior.


Robert Gustafson

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