Category: Windows Forms | ClickOnce
Author: Mark Strawmyer
Source: JupiterMedia Corporation | www.developer.com

Summary
Author Mark Strawmyer details about ClickOnce Technology, ClickOnce Publishing, ClickOnce Lessons Learned, ClickOnce Enabling Smart Clients etc in this article. He elaborates on Windows Forms rich User Interface and how a user can install ClickOnce enabled applications with ease.

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How ClickOnce Works
The concept behind ClickOnce deployment is fairly straightforward. You start by building your Windows Forms or console application through the software development cycle process of your choice. Once completed, you publish your application to a deployment server, which can be either a Web server or network file share...The end result is an application that is available for initial install from the published location.

Two XML manifest files control ClickOnce: the application manifest and the deployment manifest....

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About the Author
Mark Strawmyer (MCSD, MCSE, MCDBA) is a senior architect of .NET applications for large and mid-sized organizations. Mark is a technology leader with Crowe Chizek in Indianapolis, Indiana. He specializes in architecture, design, and development of Microsoft-based solutions. Mark was honored to be named as Microsoft MVP for application development with C# for the second year in a row. [Source: www.developer.com]