6. Building the Merge Module, M.S.I. and Setup.exe Packages

Step by Step

1. Right-click on the Merge Module title in the Visual Studio 2005 I.D.E. Solution Explorer window (upper section).
   1. Click on Build in the menu.
   2. Be patient while Visual Studio 2005 builds the Merge Module H2 Collection package.
2. Right-click on the Setup title in the Visual Studio 2005 I.D.E. Solution Explorer window (lower section).
   1. Click on Build in the menu.
   2. Be patient while Visual Studio 2005 builds the Setup.exe and M.S.I. H2 Collection packages.
3. Confirm that both builds have been successful by checking the Output window.
   1. This is by default located at the bottom of the Visual Studio I.D.E. main view area.
4. If both Builds were sucessful, open File on the main toolbar, and click Save All.
   1. The Visual Studio Build process automatically saves its results upon completion of a build.
   2. However, we do a Save All procedure to insure this has happened.
5. Open the Help tab on the main Visual Studio I.D.E. toolbar.
   1. Click on the Contents menu item.
   2. In the Help Contents window, in the Filtered by: dropdown list, and select the (unfiltered) option.
6. Close Visual Studio 2005.

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