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Install Outlook addin and exe

I'm currently using ClickOnce to install myapp.exe. But now I've added Outlook 2007 addin support, myaddin.dll. So, how can I install both exe and addin with ClickOnce. ...

Redemption + Clickonce = :-(

I have a normal windows forms program (Not VSTO) which deploys using click once. The issue is that loads of user are having problems with random errors generally stating (from the IClassFactory failed due to the following error: 80004005). Im deploying Redemption by changing the mode to "Isolated" which appears to work for some users bu...

WPF ClickOnce file issues. (XBAP/WPF/ClickOnce Gurus in.)

I am making a new Visual Studio 2008 project that integrates all the DLLS and EXEs and make it a ClickOnce Project and to publish it.The issue is that I have some XML files that store the localization data.I am adding all the files as link files to the solution project and then building and publishing. I have set for say en.xml Build Ac...

Custom action on uninstall (clickonce) - in .NET

For a .NET application installed using ClickOnce, is there any way to run a custom action during the uninstall process. Specifically, I need to delete a few app related files (which I created on first run) and call a web service during the uninstall process. Any ideas? ...

ClickOnce error: Value does not fall within the expected range

Getting this error on ALL ClickOnce application launches for a certain user. This started happening after a version upgrade (but happens to no one else). I've tried subsequently changing the version number, add/remove, registry scrub, clearing Local Settings\Apps folder, etc... Still no luck. This article points to a user profile cor...

ODP.NET and ClickOnce possible?

We have a sqlserver (WinForms) application that is deployed with ClickOnce that talks directly to the database. If we are forced to port it to oracle, can ODP.NET be used with ClickOnce. (The users may not have admin rights on their PCs) Background This data import application is used by a handful of users at each customer’s site it ...

Deploying a WPF application using ClickOnce and Team Build

I have a WPF application that builds fine, I can even publish it (localhost) using ClickOnce - no problem. I want to create a Team build that will update the ClickOnce site, but can't find anyone that has done this or knows how. Any ideas? ...

How to publish parallel installers using ClickOnce?

I'm deploying a standalone application (VB 2005 w/ Crystal Reports) using ClickOnce. My users have different IP addresses that they use to map to the same networked drive. The best way I've come up with to get the installer out to them is to publish it twice manually: ip.addr.number.001/PublishedHere/001/setup.exe ip.addr.number.002/...

ClickOnce upgrades leaving early versions on disk

There seems to be a problem with ClickOnce deployments. The manifest file is executed on the client machine, and there's a check to see if a new version is available. If a new version is available, this gets copied over to the client machine. BUT the old version remains. This can be a problem. If the application is upgraded on a regula...

Multiple ClickOnce installations with different Deployment Identity, but same Application Identity

We have several deployments of the same assemblies with different config files for different environments. We package these up in to separate ClickOnce deployments with different Deployment Identities (Program_ENV1, Program_ENV2, etc). The Application Identity is Program.exe for all of them because we have a third-party component that ...

List of WPF functionalities that aren't in Silverlight 3

A common technical decision nowadays is whether to build a ClickOnce rich client application or a web application. Here I'm focussing primarily on choosing between a WPF application or a Silverlight application. The chief benefit of Silverlight is obvious - it can be hosted in a browser. But, if a programmer used to WPF was to star...

Obtaining a Digital Certificate

We have a .net WPF application running as both XBAP and Desktop etc.I haven't signed any assemblies etc.My question is that Q1.What kind of Digital Certificate do I need to purchase from VeriSign, Inc., or another certificate authority. to sign my application,use it as Authenticode Certificate (in clickonce) ? Q2.Can I use this Digita...

FIPS-compliant Isolated Storage in WinXP?

I've read (but not tested) that Isolated Storage uses Sha1Managed, which is not FIPS-compliant? Is that accurate, and can anything be done to use Isolated Storage on a FIPS-compliant WinXP SP2 box? I've seen mention of "Isolated Storage" within both the ClickOnce and Silverlight spaces. I'd appreciate an informed answer regarding eith...

ClickOnce Deployment problem with Microsoft.Vbe.Interop.dll

We recently had a ClickOnce deployment problem (minor disaster) with an application that requires Office Interop. After installing the update, some users received a dialog box informing them that the application couldn't run. Clicking the details button brought up a log file that included the error message “Value does not fall within the...

WPF ClickOnce installs, but nothing happens

Wondered if this has ever happened to anyone out there. I have a WPF application that I publish using ClickOnce. When the ClickOnce link is reached I click "Run" and the app is installed on my machine. However, when I click the application from the start menu, it checks for updates, then does nothing. Am I missing a setting? ...

Does ClickOnce auto update work for windows services applications?

I think the question is clear. ...

ClickOnce problem with Update and the Query String

I'm working on a ClickOnce deployment where the application accepts a query string parameter. The problem is, ClickOnce is seeing the query string as a different URL so when I try to launch the application again without the query string or with a different query string I get the error saying it was installed from another location. Here ...

Clickonce signing manifest.

Hi, Can some tell the steps to sign my clickonce app? If buy a certificate from someone how do I install it on my dev box and also the server where I want it to go on?? Please outline steps. Malcolm ...

Desktop shortcut for click once deployed application

I would like to create a desktop shortcut for my clickonce deployed application. The IDE is VS2005 and there is no need for upgrading to 2008 yet. Any help would be greatfully appreciated. ...

Uninstall Click Once Clients

Since ClickOnce installs per profile rather than per computer, is there any way to uninstall a single ClickOnce client application from muliple profiles at the same time? We have a ClickOnce app that we would like to remove and re-install using a standard msi, but we don't want to have to log in as each user to do the uninstall. Assumi...