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ClickOnce

What exactly is “ClickOnce“ ?

ClickOnce is a new application deployment technology that makes deploying a Windows Forms based application as easy as deploying a web application. With “ClickOnce” running a Windows Forms application is as simple as clicking a link in a web page. For administrators, deploying or updating an application is simply a matter of updating files on a server; no need to individually touch every client.

ClickOnce is a combination of a set of features in the .NET runtime (the CLR) and integrated design-time support in Visual Studio .NET. Together, the feature and the IDE tools allow you to create an application that can be automatically installed and updated. You have a great deal of flexibility as to how your application is deployed, launched, and updated.

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Links:

• ClickOnce : http://msdn.microsoft.com/smartclient/understanding/windowsforms/2.0/features/clickonce.aspx
• Introducing Client Application Deployment with "ClickOnce" : http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnwinforms/html/ClickOnce.asp
• Deploying Windows Forms Applications with ClickOnce : http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnreal/html/realworld12012004.asp
• The Magic of ClickOnce : http://www.ondotnet.com/lpt/a/5205
• ClickOnce FAQ's : http://www.windowsforms.net/FAQs/default.aspx?PageID=1&CategoryID=24&tabindex=2
• Introducing ClickOnce: Web Deployment for Windows Forms Applications (Video) http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdntv/episode.aspx?xml=episodes/en/20040108ClickOnceJC/manifest.xml
• ClickOnce Deployment for Windows Forms Applications (recommended) : http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/wh45kb66.aspx
• System.Deployment.Application Namespace : http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.deployment.application(VS.80).aspx

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