[RESOLVED] IE Component Download ?

I have a system that we develop, that uses IE's component download feature. It allows you to download and install software from a website.

Our application has a Server side web page, when you go to that web page it will check to see if you have the client (Viewer) installed, if not it will install it.

Here is the MSDN description - http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/libr...09(VS.85).aspx

Anyway we use it in one of our applications and it doesn't work, also on MSDN it says that it is obsolete as of IE7.

Now my question is if it is obsolete what has it been replaced with ?

Hey,

One way you could do this would be to deploy your application using ClickOnce Deployment:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/libr...3d(VS.80).aspx

Or, you could create an ActiveX control that inspect the users system and takes the action that is needed:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/libr...71(VS.85).aspx
http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/200...x-updates.aspx

Hope that helps!!

Gary

Hi Gary,

you get the rep points not only for being the only person who bothered to answer, but also because you came to pretty much the same conclusion as i had. :0)

Hee hee, thanks!!

Glad you got it sorted out!!

Gary