Self-Update App with GAC

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ohioguy

We've developed a VS2005 C# solution that requires assemblies be
installed in the GAC on the client machine.

Here are the following goals:
1. Remotely install this application, registering the assemblies in
the GAC
2. Have the application be self-updating

I've read discovered "Click-once" is not an option. I've also
read .NET Application Updater Component (http://windowsclient.net/
articles//appupdater.aspx) Has anyone worked with this and would it
solve the GAC issue?

Any point in the right direction would be helpful.

Thanks!
 
The Updater Application Block works hand to hand with Windows Installer, so
if you package your installation into a .msi/.msp, there will be no problems
with GAC or anything else. .
In fact, any kind of installing and patching should go thru standard Windows
Installer.
By using WI you get a lot of happy sysadmins and users.

Just a curiosity, what you mean with "Remotely install"? Sounds scary.
 
The Updater Application Block works hand to hand with Windows Installer, so
if you package your installation into a .msi/.msp, there will be no problems
with GAC or anything else. .
In fact, any kind of installing and patching should go thru standard Windows
Installer.
By using WI you get a lot of happy sysadmins and users.

Just a curiosity, what you mean with "Remotely install"? Sounds scary.

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Thanks for your reply.

By "Remotely Install" I mean I do not want to go to each WorkStation
and install the MSI since there are a fairly large number of users
that are going to use this application. If I package the install into
an MSI, Is there a way to push it from the server to particular
WorkStations?
 
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