WaDefender (Developer Doc) - Rebranding Tutorial

Created:- 18 Jan 2022
Company:- TrendingApps

Please Note : as par mentioned on Products Page, Development Support is not included with Regular Licence . If you are not a developer and you want to customize the code, this is the documentation is going to help you, But You facing any issues while doing this , We highly recommend that to hire any dedicated C# developer . If you wnat a Developent support from us, then you need to purchase Extended License .

Prerequisite

1) Download .Net Framework 4.8.1 runtime setup from Bellow url
https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet-framework/net481

2) Download .Net Framework 4.8.1 Developer Pack from Bellow url
https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet-framework/net481


Install Visual Studio 2013

  1. Click on this link https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zah0MIHQZXVhelGs-k88XDrJ0u-aVQpO/view?usp=sharing
    it will download VS 2013 installer
  2. Double click and run the installer
  3. Check all checkboxes , the click on INstall Button
  4. It can take some time as per your computer speed and internet speed
  5. After successful installation , Screen will be this ,Close the Installer
  6. Close visual Studio if its open and Install Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 Installer Projects from below url

    https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=UnniRavindranathan-MSFT.MicrosoftVisualStudio2013InstallerProjects

  7. Or Search for 'Visual Studio 2013' , Open it

Open WaDefender code files in Visual Studio

  1. After Opeining the Visual studio, GO to Files->Open->Project/Solution..
  2. It will open File dialogbox, Navigate to WaDefender code files in 'CodeHere' folder and select 'WaDefender.sln' file, Then click on 'open' buton
  3. If you able to find 'Solution Explorer' window, it mease , WaDefender Code files are opened successfully, In the solution explorer you can find all code files and forms

How to Change Software Name

  1. In the solution explorer under the 'WaDefender' folder, fins 'strings.cs' file , double click and open it. you can find 'AppName' as 'WaDefender' string here, Replace it with your Own Software name
  2. Now you need to change SetUp file Name it will shown on your software installetion process.
    in the solution explorer ,Right Click on 'WaDefenderSetup' project and click on Properties
  3. Give any Name for your installer file insted of 'WaDefenderSetup'
  4. All right, Now From the 'Solution explorer', under 'WaDefenderSetup' project, find 'Promary output from WaDefender(Active)' file, double click on it.
  5. Click on 'Users Desktop' folder and find 'WaDefender' file at right side
  6. Right Click on 'WaDefender' file from left side's pen, the Click on 'Properties Window' option
  7. Here you can see all properties of this file,
  8. Replace 'WaDefender' to your name
  9. Lick on Save button or Press 'Control + S'
  10. Same like 'Users Desktop', do same process for 'Users Programs Menu'

Change Color Scheme (Optional)

  1. In the Solution explorer, Under 'WaDefender' project, find 'WaDefenderForm.cs' file, Right Click on it and Click on 'View Code' option
  2. Now Follow as described in video, You can choose any color from the option


    Here is the link of above video if you facingany issues with it
    https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eb8DHLubqixCZ5TJSlNGjSs6PSXy-rlt/view?usp=sharing

How to Change SetUp Author Name and Product Name


Here is the link of above video if you facingany issues with it
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-sFY_paw_b6cZKaerLH_IaidJ0vX1Gwo/view?usp=sharing

How to Create SetUp files

  • For creating setup files with updated Software name and logo, you need to delete privious Setup file first, for that
    In 'solution explorer', Right Click on 'WaDefenderSetup' project , then click 'Open Folder in file explorer'
  • It will open this setup project in explorer, now find 'Debug' folder and delete it
  • Come back to Visula Studio,
    In 'solution explorer', Right Click on 'WaDefenderSetup' project , then click on 'Buid' Option
  • It will start Creating SetUp files.
  • After successfull build, it will show you like this
  • For the newly created SetUp files, again from 'solution explorer', Right Click on 'GMapExtractorSetUp' project , then click 'Open Folder in file explorer'
  • It will open this setup project in explorer, Open It
  • Congrats ! those are your SetUp files

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