Advice needed on distributing new versions of a dll

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I am running a .net windows service that uses the FileSystemWatcher to
monitor a specific file. When the file changes, the service runs some code in
a .net class library (.dll) that contains all the functionality. They are all
written in version 1.0 of the .net framework and run on NT4 and XP PCs.

I am looking for a way to automate distributing new versions of the dll (and
also the win service, if possible). Something like putting a new version on
an FTP site, and then having the win service automatically installing it. Not
sure if that's the way to do it, but hopefully you get what I'm after. Is
there anything built into .net that can do this or (of not) is there a
recommended way distributing new versions ?

Thanks,
Craig
 
Hi Craig,

There's a so called Application Updater Block - a library written by
Microsoft which enables Internet updates for applications written for .NET.
Shame on me as an MVP that I don't know much about this class library, but
as you are asking about the recommended way, this, I believe, should be one.
 
Thanks for that. That Application Updater Block looks like the type of thing
I'm after, but it requires the .net framework 1.1 and the client PCs only
have 1.0 (although the server have 1.1).

Please let me know if you have any other advice / recommendations

Craig
 
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