Deploying Private and Shared Components
Now that you know that assemblies are the base unit for deployment and you know how they are built and what they contain, we can start examining the specifics related to pushing an application or component to its intended audience.
Distribution
Distribution is the process of placing executable code onto the end user's machine, and it is really the first step in the installation process. With .NET, all the traditional methods of delivering an application still exist. For instance, you can use CAB files to compress the install components to significantly shorten download or transmission time. You also can build Windows Installer packages; Version 2.0 of this technology is .NET-aware and is capable of deploying ...
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