Developing and Implementing Windows®-Based Applications with Visual C#™ .NET and Visual Studio® .NET Exam Cram™ 2 (Exam 70-316)

Deployment Considerations

Many different methods exist for deployment of your application, including these:

• Removable media— This deployment form makes use of removable storage such as floppy disks, CD-ROMs, ZIP disks, or even small solid-state storage devices. This is suitable when a user does not have an Internet connection, when the deployable application is so large that file transfers would not be reasonable, or when the tightest security is required for data contained within the application. By configuring the Setup project to use cabinet (.cab) files, you can specify a maximum size for each to allow the application to fit within the capacity of the media type used. The Setup.exe and Installer package (.msi) should be placed on the first ...