Upgrading from 1.1 to 2.0

1 Aug 2006 8:20 PM

Jason Allred

This is probably a silly question, but here goes:

I have a VB.NET 2003 aplication running on a machine and want to deploy the
new version, written in VB.NET 2005 using XCopy deployment. Both versions
of the framework (1.1 & 2.0) are installed on the machines in question. Can
I use XCopy deployment in this manner, or am I better off installing the
2005 app as if it were new?

Jason.

2 Aug 2006 5:35 AM

Michael Nemtsev

Hello Jason,

If u are informed which dependent components and entries are used and where
and how to install them (GAC components, create reg key and etc) thus u can
deploy with XCopy, but if you are not the developer of current app the best
case is install with app installer

JA> This is probably a silly question, but here goes:
JA>
JA> I have a VB.NET 2003 aplication running on a machine and want to
JA> deploy the new version, written in VB.NET 2005 using XCopy
JA> deployment. Both versions of the framework (1.1 & 2.0) are
JA> installed on the machines in question. Can I use XCopy deployment
JA> in this manner, or am I better off installing the 2005 app as if it
JA> were new?
JA>
JA> Jason.
JA>
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WBR,
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cease to be insipid." (c) Friedrich Nietzsche

2 Aug 2006 9:29 AM

Walter Wang [MSFT]

Hi Jason,

Regardless of the old version of the application, whether or not to use
Xcopy or an installer depends on the application's dependencies. If it
requires registry settings, installing components into GAC, etc., then an
installer is recommended.

Simply copying over old version may still have some issues: what if some
files need to be removed from old version? If you have already built an
installer for the application, you may consider an upgrading or patching
feature for the installer.

Hope this helps. Please feel free to post here if anything is unclear.

Sincerely,
Walter Wang (waw***@online.microsoft.com, remove 'online.')
Microsoft Online Community Support

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