visual studio .net setup: Is there any way to just deploy the modified files using Visual Studio
deployment, i have one set up which is installing all the files on the target
machine and for first time its ok but for subseuent releases i should be
able to deploy only the modified files, i tried only including the modified
files in the setup and when i ran it it deleted the previous files and
installed just the modified files.

In general, MSI patch files do this, .msp files. It's my understanding that
Visual studio setups don't officially support patch files because they are
based on the delta between two MSI files and there are some internals in the
MSI file that need to be consistent between both old and new versions.
People have built patch files from VS-generated MSI files, but there are
sometimes issues with the internal CAB files. The process consists of
building a PCP file and running MsiMsp.exe.
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Phil Wilson
[Microsoft MVP-Windows Installer]
Definitive Guide to Windows Installer
http://apress.com/book/bookDisplay.html?bID=280

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