29. Developing Installation Programs
THIS CHAPTER DESCRIBES how Windows Installer and ClickOnce provide two different ways of automating deployment software into its target environment. We start by introducing you to Windows Installer because this is the most common mechanism for installing software on most modern Microsoft platforms. We briefly explain how it works and take you step by step through the creation of an installation program using the well-known InstallShield tool as well as its team-based counterpart, InstallShield Collaboration. The chapter concludes with a description of the new ClickOnce technology provided by .NET 2.0 for Windows Forms client applications and shows you just how much it simplifies the processes of publishing, ...
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