Bootstrapper setup project

It is programmed through a set of XML manifests that specify the metadata to manage the installation of the component. Each redistributable component, or prerequisite, that appears in the Prerequisites dialog box for ClickOnce is a bootstrapper package.

A bootstrapper package is a group of directories and files that contain manifest files that describe how the prerequisite should be installed.

The bootstrapper first detects whether any of the prerequisites are already installed. If prerequisites are not installed, first the bootstrapper shows the license agreements. Second, after the end user accepts the license agreements, the installation begins for the prerequisites. Otherwise, if all the prerequisites are detected, the bootstrapper just starts the application installer.

To see an example of creating a bootstrapper package, see Walkthrough: Create a custom bootstrapper with a privacy prompt. To create a bootstrapper package, you have to create a product manifest and, for each localized version of a component, a package manifest as well. The product manifest, product. This contains metadata common to all the localized versions of the redistributable component. To create this file, see How to: Create a Product Manifest.

The package manifest, package. A component must have at least one package manifest for each localized version of that component. To create this file, see How to: Create a Package Manifest.

After these files are created, put the product manifest file into a folder named for the custom bootstrapper.

The package manifest file goes into a folder named for the locale. For example, if the package manifest file is for English redistribution, put the file into a folder called en. Archived Forums. ClickOnce and Setup. Sign in to vote. Tuesday, April 2, PM.

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