Microsoft Visual Studio/.Net Framework Setup & Deployment Tips & Tricks

When you try to install a ClickOnce application on Windows 8 OS, it is intercepted by the SmartScreen filter. It would show the below screenshot: Though the application is signed with a certificate from Verisign, still the publisher name is displayed...

The .Net Framework 2.0 SP2/3.5 SP1 fails/crashes immediately after running the Setup on Windows 2003 systems. As per the failure verbose log ( How to Enable Microsoft Installer logging ): === Verbose logging started: 1/14/2013 5:35:52 Build type: SHIP...

While running a ClickOnce 4.5 application, you may receive the below error message: Once you click on D etails… button, it will popup the log file where you can find the below exception: Following failure messages were detected: + Exception...