WaSender - 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 .
Before performing rebranding process, Place code files Into a very simple directory Like D:\wasendercode (avoice long named directory) Then import the project in visual studio
Please Note : You are performing rebranding process with this latest version right now. In future when new version available of WaSender, you need to perform Same rebranding process again with Latest Code.
If you have some knowledge of c# development and you are performing some changes in software by your own (which not listed in this Rebranding Process), Then Please note that you need to perform all your custom changes again with
updated version when new version available.
Prerequisite
1) Download and Install .Net Framework 4.6.1 Runtime
https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet-framework/thank-you/net461-web-installer
2) Download and Install .Net Framework 4.6.1 Developer Pack
https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet-framework/thank-you/net461-developer-pack-offline-installer
2) Download and Install Google Chrome
Install Visual Studio 2013
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Click on this link https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zah0MIHQZXVhelGs-k88XDrJ0u-aVQpO/view?usp=sharing
it will download VS 2013 installer -
Double click and run the installer
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Check all checkboxes , the click on INstall Button
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It can take some time as per your computer speed and internet speed
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After successful installation , Screen will be this , Dont hit 'LAUNCH' button and close the visual studio.
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Now you need to install ' Installer Project Package ' for Visual Studio 2013
Downloadit from this link
https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=UnniRavindranathan-MSFT.MicrosoftVisualStudio2013InstallerProjects -
Download and install package
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Now open Visual Studio ,Search for 'Visual Studio 2013' , Open it
Open WaSender code files in Visual Studio
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After Opeining the Visual studio, GO to Files->Open->Project/Solution..
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It will open File dialogbox, Navigate to WaSender code files in 'CodeHere' folder and select 'WaSender.sln' file, Then click on 'open' buton
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If you able to find 'Solution Explorer' window, it mease , WaSender COde files are opened successfully, In the solution explorer you can find all code files and forms
How to Change Software Name
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In the solution explorer under the 'ProjectCommon' folder, fins 'Config.cs' file , double click and open it.
you can find 'AppName' as 'WaSender' string here, Replace it with your Own Software name
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Now you need to change SetUp file Name it will shown on your software installetion process.
in the solution explorer ,Right Click on 'WaSenderSetUp' project and click on Properties
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Give any Name for your installer file insted of 'WaSenderSetUp'
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All right, Now From the 'Solution explorer', under 'WaSenderSetUp' project, find 'Promary output from WaSender(Active)' file, double click on it.
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Click on 'Users Desktop' folder and find 'WaSender' file at right side
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Right Click on 'WaSender' file from left side's pen, the Click on 'Properties Window' option
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Here you can see all properties of this file,
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Replace 'WaSender' to your name
- Lick on Save button or Press 'Control + S'
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Same like 'Users Desktop', do same process for 'Users Programs Menu'
How to Change Software Logo
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Firs of all, you need ICON file of your logo in '.ico' file format. If you dont have, you can convert it from internet, with searching on google
(i.e. ong to ico converter online).
Once you got your icon file, In visual studio, from 'Solution exploter' Right click on 'WaSender' project , and click on 'Properties'.
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In the opened window , Under 'Application' Section , you can find the current icon of software in 'Incons and manifest' section.
If you want to change it, CLick on those three donts inder 'icon'section,
- Choose your Icon file (with .ico) extention and click 'OK' buton.
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Your choosen ico file name will appere here , select it from this dropdown, and Pres CTRL + S and then you can close this tab
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Now From the 'Solution Explorer', Under 'WaSender' project, find 'Properties' Section. Expand it and find "Resources.resx" file, Double Click on "Resources.resx"
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After Opening Resources.resx file it will show someting like this
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Now Copy Your icon file (with .ico extention)
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IMPORTENT :- Make Sure Your ICON file name must me without Any SPACE and without any Special charactor
Now cam back to Visual studio and right click on empty space on Resources.resx and paste copied file
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After pasting it you file will be appear in Resources.resx, Make sure that and hit SAVE Button
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Now in "Solution Explorer" under "WaSender" project, Find "Strings.cs" file , and open it
Remove existing "Logo48" from bellow line-height
Remove DOT as well , and after pressig DOT after "public readonly static Icon AppIcon = WASender.Properties.Resources" , you will get All suggessions,
Choose That logo file which you pasted recently in Resources.resx file
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All right, Now From the 'Solution explorer', under 'WaSenderSetUp' project, find 'Promary output from WaSender(Active)' file, double click on it.
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Click on 'Users Desktop' folder and find 'WaSender' file at right side
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Right Click on 'WaSender' file from left side's pen, the Click on 'Properties Window' option
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Here you can see all properties of this file,
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Ind the Icon property , and choose '(Browse)' option.
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from new window , Click on 'Browse' button
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Using 'Add File' import your own Logo file with .ico extention.
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Select your added file , and click on 'ok'
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Select your added file again, and click on 'ok'
- Lick on Save button or Press 'Control + S'
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Same like 'Users Desktop', do same process for 'Users Programs Menu'
How to Change Software Color Scheme
How to change Default Language ? (optional)
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In the Solution explorer, Under 'WaSender' project, find 'strings.cs' file and open it
You can see here we set "English" as default language, Remove .English and press DOT again after "LanguagesEnum", All available Languages will be suggested
Choose Any Suggested Language and hit Save Button
How to Remove Any tool from tools ? (Optional)
- If you want to Hide Any tool from tools. for example if you want to remove 'WhatsApp Warmmer' tool from the tools section. You can hide any tool from it.
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Go to "Strings.cs" file from "WaSender" project
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See this Section, from here you can Hide any tool. You Just need to set "false" if any tool you dont want to show
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For example, if i dont want to show 'WhatsApp Warmmer' tool in tools section , then i simpaly change "true" to "false" for "WhatsApp_Warmer" Like below
- Same way you can hide any tool from tools section.
How to Change SetUp Author Name and Product Name
Open this video in full screen to see clearly
How to Create SetUp files
In 'solution explorer', Right Click on 'WaSenderSetUp' project , then click 'Open Folder in file explorer'
In 'solution explorer', Right Click on 'WaSenderSetUp' project , then click on 'Buid' Option
Rebranding Video Tutorial
Open this video in full screen to see clearly Or Click Here https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lf5G1YtYUedI0rhoOLvbWcT4zycKMcj-/preview
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