You can, but wouldn't you rather have a rich Windows Forms based UI? Also, console apps that require a command-line interface are beyond the scope of "ClickOnce" deployment in the .NET Framework 2.0. The primary reasons for this is that the install path...

No. Addins generally require special registration and integrated activation within the hosting application. The "ClickOnce" installer does not support machine level changes such as this.

Yes. With Visual Studio, it's quite easy. Simply indicate the language of the deployment in the publishing options & the correct satellite assemblies will be automatically published with your deployment.

You can use "ClickOnce" to deploy .NET Framework based applications built with any language, including C++.

quot;ClickOnce" can be used to deploy Windows Forms based application based on the .NET Framework. Since "ClickOnce" applications are deployed via the web, they can't be allowed to impact the client machine to a high degree. So if...

You need to have the .NET Framework 2.0 installed on the client. And you need a place to publish your app to where your end users can access, such as a web server, file share, or media such as CD/DVD.

For a number of security related considerations, "ClickOnce" requires that the main entry point assembly (the .exe file) be compiled with the 2.0 version of the .NET Framework. Other assemblies in the application can still be compiled with previous versions...

That is the actual "ClickOnce" engine that is handling the update checks & downloads. It is launched when a "ClickOnce" application needs updated. It shuts itself down if not used for 15 minutes.

No. While Visual Studio makes deploying "ClickOnce" applications simple, there are several other ways to deploy "ClickOnce" applications. The .NET Framework SDK includes a tool named MAGE(Manifest Editor & Generator) that provides both a UI (mageui...

No. "ClickOnce" only deals with deploying applications. The Windows Forms control in the browser technology is effectively unchanged.

Yes. One option is to use the VS Bootstrapper. The Bootstrapper will bundle all of your apps necessary pre-requisite's, install them when run & then start the "ClickOnce" application install. The Bootstrapper must be run the 1st time each user uses...

Mainsoft for Java EE generates a script that you can use to run your console application outside your development environment.

Web Start is designed for rich desktop apps and, therefore, has currently limited support for command line apps or mission critical, 24x7x365, always-up, high performance daemons serving thousands of customers simultaneously. installation service for Java Daemons is also in the works as Java Specification Request (JSR) 96. Check out JSR 96 - Java Daemons at http://www.jcp.org/jsr/detail/96.jsp .

For example, let's say you want to define an add-in model, or provide some base forms so my customers can extend to customize the look-and-feel of my app by just dropping in additional assemblies. How can you achieve this with "ClickOnce"...