ClickOnce - making windows application to be available online and offline

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maya

Hello,

When publishing windows application:
1. What are the differences between making it available online and
offline, or just online (except for the shortcut and displaying icon in
the start menu)?

2. When there are updates for application which is available online and
offline, are all the application is downloaded again to the user
machine, or just the updates (like for patch mechanism, in which only
the updates are installed and not all the application)

Thanks,
Maya
 
Hi Maya,

application, deployed as online only, behaves like a common web
application - it's always run from the web for what you need to be connected
to internet. Applications, available online and offline, get installed on
the client computer and can be launched also when internet connection is not
available.
When updating, only updated/added files are downloaded to the client, which
results in smaller amount of data that needs to be transferred.

Andrej
 
1. When deploying application as online only is it possible to disable
the auto update, so user can select whether update the application or
not.
2. Where installed the files of offline and online mode?

Thanks,

Maya
 
When application is deployed as online only, there actually is no updating
(except for the cache) - the user always runs the last (current) version
available.
Offline files are stored deep down the "C:\Documents and
Settings\[User]\Local Settings\Apps\2.0\..." folder path.

Andrej
 
When installing application that is available online and offline, a
shortcut is added to the Start Menu. Is it possible also to force the
installation to add application icon to the desktop ?
 
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