> Hi,
>
> I need to implement Auto Updates in my application wherein I will be
> installing the application using msi.
> First time I will be installing it through CD.( Directly running the
> MSI file) Next time any of my clients run the application and if newer
> version is available(which has to be specified on server) they must get
> a notification that "New version is available. Do you want to
> Download/Install?" and depending on the user action if Yes the new
> version should be installed on the client machine.
>
> Please let me know if somebody has already worked out the solution. I
> have seen the examples provided by Microsoft patterns and practices
> (MSIQuickstart(CS) solution) but it didn't help.
>
> Thanks,
> Reshu Goyal

> Search for the Updater Application Block (UAB) and enterprise Libraries
> in MSDN.
> Here is one of the links I already have:
>
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnpag2/html/updaterv2.asp
>
> I remember it wasn't compatible last year with .NET 2.0 when it was in
> beta. But it was working with .net 1.1. There is a new release of the
> Enterprise Libraries which is compatible with .NET 2.0. But I haven't
> tried the UAB yet.
>
> I hope that helps.
>
>
> reshugo***@gmail.com wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I need to implement Auto Updates in my application wherein I will be
> > installing the application using msi.
> > First time I will be installing it through CD.( Directly running the
> > MSI file) Next time any of my clients run the application and if newer
> > version is available(which has to be specified on server) they must get
> > a notification that "New version is available. Do you want to
> > Download/Install?" and depending on the user action if Yes the new
> > version should be installed on the client machine.
> >
> > Please let me know if somebody has already worked out the solution. I
> > have seen the examples provided by Microsoft patterns and practices
> > (MSIQuickstart(CS) solution) but it didn't help.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Reshu Goyal

> Hi,
>
> Thanks for the reply.
> I have already tried this out with Updater application blocks but that
> does not solve my problem.  I have already explored the solutions
> available on the link you referred to.
> We need to create a manifest at server end and app.config at client end
> using the tools available with UAB installer. Also as specified in my
> earlier mail there is an sample solution available with that.
> (MSIQuickstart(CS) solution) These are the inputs I got from that link.
> What I need is Something which happens with Yahoo Messenger with some
> changes. When user starts the application, the user must be notified
> that we have a new version available and that version should be
> installed and user must be promted to restart the application once the
> newer version is installed.
> Please let me know if you can provide me more inputs on this.
>
> Thanks,
> Reshu
> Ahmed wrote:
> > Search for the Updater Application Block (UAB) and enterprise Libraries
> > in MSDN.
> > Here is one of the links I already have:
> >
> > http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnpag2/html/updaterv2.asp
> >
> > I remember it wasn't compatible last year with .NET 2.0 when it was in
> > beta. But it was working with .net 1.1. There is a new release of the
> > Enterprise Libraries which is compatible with .NET 2.0. But I haven't
> > tried the UAB yet.
> >
> > I hope that helps.
> >
> >
> > reshugo***@gmail.com wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I need to implement Auto Updates in my application wherein I will be
> > > installing the application using msi.
> > > First time I will be installing it through CD.( Directly running the
> > > MSI file) Next time any of my clients run the application and if newer
> > > version is available(which has to be specified on server) they must get
> > > a notification that "New version is available. Do you want to
> > > Download/Install?" and depending on the user action if Yes the new
> > > version should be installed on the client machine.
> > >
> > > Please let me know if somebody has already worked out the solution. I
> > > have seen the examples provided by Microsoft patterns and practices
> > > (MSIQuickstart(CS) solution) but it didn't help.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Reshu Goyal

> Hi,
>
> Thanks for the reply.
> I have already tried this out with Updater application blocks but that
> does not solve my problem.  I have already explored the solutions
> available on the link you referred to.
> We need to create a manifest at server end and app.config at client end
> using the tools available with UAB installer. Also as specified in my
> earlier mail there is an sample solution available with that.
> (MSIQuickstart(CS) solution) These are the inputs I got from that link.
> What I need is Something which happens with Yahoo Messenger with some
> changes. When user starts the application, the user must be notified
> that we have a new version available and that version should be
> installed and user must be promted to restart the application once the
> newer version is installed.
> Please let me know if you can provide me more inputs on this.
>
> Thanks,
> Reshu
> Ahmed wrote:
> > Search for the Updater Application Block (UAB) and enterprise Libraries
> > in MSDN.
> > Here is one of the links I already have:
> >
> > http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnpag2/html/updaterv2.asp
> >
> > I remember it wasn't compatible last year with .NET 2.0 when it was in
> > beta. But it was working with .net 1.1. There is a new release of the
> > Enterprise Libraries which is compatible with .NET 2.0. But I haven't
> > tried the UAB yet.
> >
> > I hope that helps.
> >
> >
> > reshugo***@gmail.com wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I need to implement Auto Updates in my application wherein I will be
> > > installing the application using msi.
> > > First time I will be installing it through CD.( Directly running the
> > > MSI file) Next time any of my clients run the application and if newer
> > > version is available(which has to be specified on server) they must get
> > > a notification that "New version is available. Do you want to
> > > Download/Install?" and depending on the user action if Yes the new
> > > version should be installed on the client machine.
> > >
> > > Please let me know if somebody has already worked out the solution. I
> > > have seen the examples provided by Microsoft patterns and practices
> > > (MSIQuickstart(CS) solution) but it didn't help.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Reshu Goyal

> Actually I forgot to ask you. Are you using .NET 2.0 or 1.1? If you are
> using 2.0, did you look at click once deployment? It's strat forward.
>
>
> reshugo***@gmail.com wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Thanks for the reply.
> > I have already tried this out with Updater application blocks but that
> > does not solve my problem.  I have already explored the solutions
> > available on the link you referred to.
> > We need to create a manifest at server end and app.config at client end
> > using the tools available with UAB installer. Also as specified in my
> > earlier mail there is an sample solution available with that.
> > (MSIQuickstart(CS) solution) These are the inputs I got from that link.
> > What I need is Something which happens with Yahoo Messenger with some
> > changes. When user starts the application, the user must be notified
> > that we have a new version available and that version should be
> > installed and user must be promted to restart the application once the
> > newer version is installed.
> > Please let me know if you can provide me more inputs on this.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Reshu
> > Ahmed wrote:
> > > Search for the Updater Application Block (UAB) and enterprise Libraries
> > > in MSDN.
> > > Here is one of the links I already have:
> > >
> > > http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnpag2/html/updaterv2.asp
> > >
> > > I remember it wasn't compatible last year with .NET 2.0 when it was in
> > > beta. But it was working with .net 1.1. There is a new release of the
> > > Enterprise Libraries which is compatible with .NET 2.0. But I haven't
> > > tried the UAB yet.
> > >
> > > I hope that helps.
> > >
> > >
> > > reshugo***@gmail.com wrote:
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > I need to implement Auto Updates in my application wherein I will be
> > > > installing the application using msi.
> > > > First time I will be installing it through CD.( Directly running the
> > > > MSI file) Next time any of my clients run the application and if newer
> > > > version is available(which has to be specified on server) they must get
> > > > a notification that "New version is available. Do you want to
> > > > Download/Install?" and depending on the user action if Yes the new
> > > > version should be installed on the client machine.
> > > >
> > > > Please let me know if somebody has already worked out the solution. I
> > > > have seen the examples provided by Microsoft patterns and practices
> > > > (MSIQuickstart(CS) solution) but it didn't help.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Reshu Goyal

> I am using .Net 1.1
>
> Ahmed wrote:
> > Actually I forgot to ask you. Are you using .NET 2.0 or 1.1? If you are
> > using 2.0, did you look at click once deployment? It's strat forward.
> >
> >
> > reshugo***@gmail.com wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > Thanks for the reply.
> > > I have already tried this out with Updater application blocks but that
> > > does not solve my problem.  I have already explored the solutions
> > > available on the link you referred to.
> > > We need to create a manifest at server end and app.config at client end
> > > using the tools available with UAB installer. Also as specified in my
> > > earlier mail there is an sample solution available with that.
> > > (MSIQuickstart(CS) solution) These are the inputs I got from that link.
> > > What I need is Something which happens with Yahoo Messenger with some
> > > changes. When user starts the application, the user must be notified
> > > that we have a new version available and that version should be
> > > installed and user must be promted to restart the application once the
> > > newer version is installed.
> > > Please let me know if you can provide me more inputs on this.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Reshu
> > > Ahmed wrote:
> > > > Search for the Updater Application Block (UAB) and enterprise Libraries
> > > > in MSDN.
> > > > Here is one of the links I already have:
> > > >
> > > > http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnpag2/html/updaterv2.asp
> > > >
> > > > I remember it wasn't compatible last year with .NET 2.0 when it was in
> > > > beta. But it was working with .net 1.1. There is a new release of the
> > > > Enterprise Libraries which is compatible with .NET 2.0. But I haven't
> > > > tried the UAB yet.
> > > >
> > > > I hope that helps.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > reshugo***@gmail.com wrote:
> > > > > Hi,
> > > > >
> > > > > I need to implement Auto Updates in my application wherein I will be
> > > > > installing the application using msi.
> > > > > First time I will be installing it through CD.( Directly running the
> > > > > MSI file) Next time any of my clients run the application and if newer
> > > > > version is available(which has to be specified on server) they must get
> > > > > a notification that "New version is available. Do you want to
> > > > > Download/Install?" and depending on the user action if Yes the new
> > > > > version should be installed on the client machine.
> > > > >
> > > > > Please let me know if somebody has already worked out the solution. I
> > > > > have seen the examples provided by Microsoft patterns and practices
> > > > > (MSIQuickstart(CS) solution) but it didn't help.
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > Reshu Goyal

> Hi,
>
> I didn't find the document on my work computer. When I get home, I will
> install enterprise libararies and AUB. Then I will provide you with
> step by step instructions. Hopefully, I will get to you tonight or
> tomorrow (Wednesday).
>
> Cheers,
> Ahmed
> reshugo***@gmail.com wrote:
> > I am using .Net 1.1
> >
> > Ahmed wrote:
> > > Actually I forgot to ask you. Are you using .NET 2.0 or 1.1? If you are
> > > using 2.0, did you look at click once deployment? It's strat forward.
> > >
> > >
> > > reshugo***@gmail.com wrote:
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > Thanks for the reply.
> > > > I have already tried this out with Updater application blocks but that
> > > > does not solve my problem.  I have already explored the solutions
> > > > available on the link you referred to.
> > > > We need to create a manifest at server end and app.config at client end
> > > > using the tools available with UAB installer. Also as specified in my
> > > > earlier mail there is an sample solution available with that.
> > > > (MSIQuickstart(CS) solution) These are the inputs I got from that link.
> > > > What I need is Something which happens with Yahoo Messenger with some
> > > > changes. When user starts the application, the user must be notified
> > > > that we have a new version available and that version should be
> > > > installed and user must be promted to restart the application once the
> > > > newer version is installed.
> > > > Please let me know if you can provide me more inputs on this.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Reshu
> > > > Ahmed wrote:
> > > > > Search for the Updater Application Block (UAB) and enterprise Libraries
> > > > > in MSDN.
> > > > > Here is one of the links I already have:
> > > > >
> > > > > http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnpag2/html/updaterv2.asp
> > > > >
> > > > > I remember it wasn't compatible last year with .NET 2.0 when it was in
> > > > > beta. But it was working with .net 1.1. There is a new release of the
> > > > > Enterprise Libraries which is compatible with .NET 2.0. But I haven't
> > > > > tried the UAB yet.
> > > > >
> > > > > I hope that helps.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > reshugo***@gmail.com wrote:
> > > > > > Hi,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I need to implement Auto Updates in my application wherein I will be
> > > > > > installing the application using msi.
> > > > > > First time I will be installing it through CD.( Directly running the
> > > > > > MSI file) Next time any of my clients run the application and if newer
> > > > > > version is available(which has to be specified on server) they must get
> > > > > > a notification that "New version is available. Do you want to
> > > > > > Download/Install?" and depending on the user action if Yes the new
> > > > > > version should be installed on the client machine.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Please let me know if somebody has already worked out the solution. I
> > > > > > have seen the examples provided by Microsoft patterns and practices
> > > > > > (MSIQuickstart(CS) solution) but it didn't help.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > > Reshu Goyal

> Hi,
>
> Please let me know if you got the document which you mentioned in the
> prev. mail.
>
> Thanks & Regards,
> Reshu
>
> Ahmed wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I didn't find the document on my work computer. When I get home, I will
> > install enterprise libararies and AUB. Then I will provide you with
> > step by step instructions. Hopefully, I will get to you tonight or
> > tomorrow (Wednesday).
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Ahmed
> > reshugo***@gmail.com wrote:
> > > I am using .Net 1.1
> > >
> > > Ahmed wrote:
> > > > Actually I forgot to ask you. Are you using .NET 2.0 or 1.1? If you are
> > > > using 2.0, did you look at click once deployment? It's strat forward.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > reshugo***@gmail.com wrote:
> > > > > Hi,
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks for the reply.
> > > > > I have already tried this out with Updater application blocks but that
> > > > > does not solve my problem.  I have already explored the solutions
> > > > > available on the link you referred to.
> > > > > We need to create a manifest at server end and app.config at client end
> > > > > using the tools available with UAB installer. Also as specified in my
> > > > > earlier mail there is an sample solution available with that.
> > > > > (MSIQuickstart(CS) solution) These are the inputs I got from that link.
> > > > > What I need is Something which happens with Yahoo Messenger with some
> > > > > changes. When user starts the application, the user must be notified
> > > > > that we have a new version available and that version should be
> > > > > installed and user must be promted to restart the application once the
> > > > > newer version is installed.
> > > > > Please let me know if you can provide me more inputs on this.
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > Reshu
> > > > > Ahmed wrote:
> > > > > > Search for the Updater Application Block (UAB) and enterprise Libraries
> > > > > > in MSDN.
> > > > > > Here is one of the links I already have:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnpag2/html/updaterv2.asp
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I remember it wasn't compatible last year with .NET 2.0 when it was in
> > > > > > beta. But it was working with .net 1.1. There is a new release of the
> > > > > > Enterprise Libraries which is compatible with .NET 2.0. But I haven't
> > > > > > tried the UAB yet.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I hope that helps.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > reshugo***@gmail.com wrote:
> > > > > > > Hi,
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I need to implement Auto Updates in my application wherein I will be
> > > > > > > installing the application using msi.
> > > > > > > First time I will be installing it through CD.( Directly running the
> > > > > > > MSI file) Next time any of my clients run the application and if newer
> > > > > > > version is available(which has to be specified on server) they must get
> > > > > > > a notification that "New version is available. Do you want to
> > > > > > > Download/Install?" and depending on the user action if Yes the new
> > > > > > > version should be installed on the client machine.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Please let me know if somebody has already worked out the solution. I
> > > > > > > have seen the examples provided by Microsoft patterns and practices
> > > > > > > (MSIQuickstart(CS) solution) but it didn't help.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > > > Reshu Goyal

> Hi,
>
> Unfortunately, I didn't find it. I installed the enterprise libraries
> and the updater block yesterday on my home machine but I didn't have
> time to create any application. I was busy watching NBA :P. I also
> watched the following webcast about UAB:
>
> http://msevents.microsoft.com/cui/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032255995&EventCategory=5&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US
>
> I found it really useful. Watch it and I will try to write a document
> about UAB tonight.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Ahmed
>
>
> reshugo***@gmail.com wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Please let me know if you got the document which you mentioned in the
> > prev. mail.
> >
> > Thanks & Regards,
> > Reshu
> >
> > Ahmed wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I didn't find the document on my work computer. When I get home, I will
> > > install enterprise libararies and AUB. Then I will provide you with
> > > step by step instructions. Hopefully, I will get to you tonight or
> > > tomorrow (Wednesday).
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > > Ahmed
> > > reshugo***@gmail.com wrote:
> > > > I am using .Net 1.1
> > > >
> > > > Ahmed wrote:
> > > > > Actually I forgot to ask you. Are you using .NET 2.0 or 1.1? If you are
> > > > > using 2.0, did you look at click once deployment? It's strat forward.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > reshugo***@gmail.com wrote:
> > > > > > Hi,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks for the reply.
> > > > > > I have already tried this out with Updater application blocks but that
> > > > > > does not solve my problem.  I have already explored the solutions
> > > > > > available on the link you referred to.
> > > > > > We need to create a manifest at server end and app.config at client end
> > > > > > using the tools available with UAB installer. Also as specified in my
> > > > > > earlier mail there is an sample solution available with that.
> > > > > > (MSIQuickstart(CS) solution) These are the inputs I got from that link.
> > > > > > What I need is Something which happens with Yahoo Messenger with some
> > > > > > changes. When user starts the application, the user must be notified
> > > > > > that we have a new version available and that version should be
> > > > > > installed and user must be promted to restart the application once the
> > > > > > newer version is installed.
> > > > > > Please let me know if you can provide me more inputs on this.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > > Reshu
> > > > > > Ahmed wrote:
> > > > > > > Search for the Updater Application Block (UAB) and enterprise Libraries
> > > > > > > in MSDN.
> > > > > > > Here is one of the links I already have:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnpag2/html/updaterv2.asp
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I remember it wasn't compatible last year with .NET 2.0 when it was in
> > > > > > > beta. But it was working with .net 1.1. There is a new release of the
> > > > > > > Enterprise Libraries which is compatible with .NET 2.0. But I haven't
> > > > > > > tried the UAB yet.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I hope that helps.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > reshugo***@gmail.com wrote:
> > > > > > > > Hi,
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > I need to implement Auto Updates in my application wherein I will be
> > > > > > > > installing the application using msi.
> > > > > > > > First time I will be installing it through CD.( Directly running the
> > > > > > > > MSI file) Next time any of my clients run the application and if newer
> > > > > > > > version is available(which has to be specified on server) they must get
> > > > > > > > a notification that "New version is available. Do you want to
> > > > > > > > Download/Install?" and depending on the user action if Yes the new
> > > > > > > > version should be installed on the client machine.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Please let me know if somebody has already worked out the solution. I
> > > > > > > > have seen the examples provided by Microsoft patterns and practices
> > > > > > > > (MSIQuickstart(CS) solution) but it didn't help.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > > > > Reshu Goyal