An Overview of Client Deployment Options

Two primary installation and deployment technologies are available within Visual Studio: ClickOnce and InstallShield. Both of these vehicles are similar in that they enable you to move binaries and components from one location and install them onto a target client machine. But there are definitely pros and cons to dealing with each.

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