Key features comparison between clickonce and Windows Installer
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Clickonce |
Windows Installer |
Install Files |
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Create shortcuts |
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Associate file extensions file type binding |
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Install services |
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Install to GACProgramSet to GAC |
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Manage ODBC management/Operation ODBC |
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Manage COM + manage/operate COM + |
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Write to registry write the Registry |
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Advertising |
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Self-repair Automatic Repair |
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File/folder/Registry Permissions file/folder/Registry permission Control |
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Install-time user interaction user information during installation |
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Install for all users |
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Custom Actions at install/uninstall custom installation/uninstall Behavior |
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Installation conditions/system interrogation installation prerequisites |
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Auto-update and Scheduling Automatic/scheduled upgrade |
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Forced update of forced updates |
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Security sandboxing |
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Download/install assemblies on demand download and install the Assembly as needed |
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Rollback to previous version rollback (recovery) to the previous version |
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For more information, seeArticleChoosing between clickonce and Windows Installer