I have seen exactly one Windows application with good and non-annoying update dialog. I think it was one of the latest builds of Paint.NET. Usually I open some file that I'm going to edit right now via context menu (Open with.) and select the editor.

Aug 19, 2009. When you deploy a file with a ClickOnce application, it is kept with the installed files. When you deploy a new version of the same application, it creates a new folder for the new version, and installs the files there, and you lose access to the original file, which defeats the whole purpose of saving the user's. The MAGE tool can also create a ClickOnce deployment to support passing URL parameters (similar to Visual Studio 2005). Chapter 7 discussed using trusted publishers with ClickOnce. We said that when your application's deployment manifest.

Mar 19, 2014. Inno Setup will upgrade my app from build to build when I run a new setup over the top of an old one. Here's the most damning aspect of it: if you sign your ClickOnce application (which you are required to or else ClickOnce's installer displays scary 'Don't. Blocchi Autocad. I like both Object Pascal and C# (peace):) Pol.

Paint.NET starts and immediately shows dialog - 'Hey, there is new version available, would you like to download and install it AFTER you finish working with this program?' Also there were some other generic buttons in the dialog. And it indeed updated automatically after I have closed editor. This was truly epic moment, I know now that there is still hope for humanity and Windows:). Adobe Flash Pro Cs5 Crack.

Well installers are one of those things hard to get right and not fun to write. That's exactly why Microsoft scraped the setup project type in Visual Studio: it was absolute sh*t. Nowadays MSI is a basic requirement, so WiX is the open source solution if you have more time than money. I for one prefer to rely on the wonderful folks at Advanced Installer. The included updater is small, well thought out, fully featured but flexible and well tested in the wild.

Just thinking about all the scenarios like per-user/per-machine, elevated/non-elevated updates and so on makes my head explode. We started using recently and so far it has worked very well. It creates a set of binary differential updates and a 'catch all' update so that going from one version to another only requires downloading the changed bytes.

Also solves issues with proxy servers and other real world networking problems. Combined with Inno Setup for initial install and for managing upgrading of database schema and records we have a solid deployment/upgrade solution for our enterprise sized software. Both are commercial systems, but well worth the reasonable licensing fees. I'd like to hear more about why you don't trust ClickOnce. I just started using it for some internal tools after hearing 'bad things' for a while. It seems fantastic, actually.

However, with your solution, since you're rolling your own, you might want to have a 'Stable' and a 'Beta' line, like 'Stable:0.9.0.0' and 'Beta:0.9.9.4', giving yourself 'channels' like Chrome, so that you can have power users select a Beta channel and get updates faster to help you iterate if they aren't afraid of possible bugs. This also lets you test internally with a Dev channel. I also like the idea of silently downloading the installer and executing it silently when the program closes or tell the user via an unobtrusive icon that one is available (again, a la Chrome). When you ask the user to make a decision, the user typically chooses the path of least resistance (clicking 'no' or 'later'). I'm not sure who the audience of SecretStartup is though. Knowing you, it is probably a more technical audience, but I think we all enjoy Chrome's update mechanisms. ClickOnce is a setup developer's opportunity to shift all the complexity on to your end users.

This is fine if you're delivering an in-house application because the environment is constant and predictable. • ClickOnce is basically a black boxed version of XCopy; it leaves you with few recourses for your end users if something goes horribly wrong during an upgrade (1 in a million is next tuesday). There's no way to drive people back to your site or contact number if something goes wrong, either, so instead of making communication easier it does the opposite in my experience. Dvshade Easy Looks Serial Killers there. • ClickOnce certificates are a nightmare. Issuing new certificates is easier said than done when people are hosting your CO installer in a disconnected environment. Installers should validate via hashes, leave certificates to the OS.