HTTP Downloader for Updater Application Block 2 (GotDotNet)

Application
The downloader built into Microsoft Updater Application Block v2.0 is a download file with BITS technology. BITS is the Background intelligent Transfer Service abbreviation.

BITS is a new, very useful file transfer feature in Windows that downloads files asynchronously from a remote server via HTTP. BITS can specialize in the use of idle bandwidth to handle multiple download tasks for multiple users. Although BITS is not limited to automatic update applications, it is the underlying API used by Windows update. And, because it works for any application, it can be used to accomplish most of the very difficult work involved in creating an automatic Update application.

For information about how to write an automatic update application using the. NET and BITS APIs, you can refer to the documentation for writing Automatic Updates applications using the. NET and the Background Intelligent Transport Service APIs and Microsoft Updater Application Block v2.0.

BITS technology is a good choice for writing an automatic update application, but not all Windows operating systems support it.
Run-time Requirements
BITS v2.0 is included in Microsoft®windows®xp SP2 and Windows Server 2003 SP1.

can also download BITS v2.0 for Windows Server 2003, Windows XP SP1, Windows XP, Windows xp-based SP4, and windows up SP 3. To download BITS v2.0, go to the Microsoft download Center and install KB842773.

Therefore, the implementation of an HTTP download file downloader is very necessary, today finally in GotDotNet User Sample to see others have been implemented in C # Httpdownloader. Since the author does not provide a vb.net version, friends using vb.net can try codetranslator to convert the code to the appropriate vb.net version.