so I want to make my application check for update when it starts.
I will like it to read from registry like HKLM/Software/<MYappName> and here will be a key named version and will have the value my app has.
to mention that I don't want my app to create that registry key. that will be made with installer.
so the app will check from my server a file called update.txt or so that contains the version and d/l url.

update.txt example :

[My Project name]
version = 1.1
url = http://example.com/app.exe
key = HKLM/Software/<MYappName>/version

I think it's easy but I'm new to visual basic and I need some help
also I would like a MsgBox that will show up a information like "Update for <my project> has been found"
and when clicked ok it will close the app and open up the d/l in default browser

well any help is highly appreciated

Hi Gwolf2u,

Welcometo MSDN forums!

Here are some tutorials about ClickOnce ApplicationAutomatic Updates for you to check.

Official document: How to Manage Updates for a ClickOnce Application
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/1zyc39fb.aspx
ClickOnce applications can check for updates automatically or programmatically. As a developer, you have lots of flexibility in specifying when and how update checks are performed, whether updates are mandatory, and where the application should check for updates.

Example 1: This article presents quick and clear steps to Deploy, Install and Update your application via the ClickOnce deployment.
http://www.codeproject.com/KB/install/QuickClickOnceArticle.aspx



Example 2: This article describes the steps to add automatic update capabilities to your application quickly and easily using the DDay.Update library.
http://www.codeproject.com/KB/install/DDayUpdate_Part1.aspx



I move it to Setup Project and ClickOnce Deployment Forum for better responses.

Best regards,
Martin Xie

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If you dont want to do this within your program, then try clickonce and setup forum for your question
http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/winformssetup/threads

kaymaf

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I hope this helps, if that is what you want, just mark it as answer so that we can move on

Hi Gwolf2u,

Welcometo MSDN forums!

Here are some tutorials about ClickOnce ApplicationAutomatic Updates for you to check.

Official document: How to Manage Updates for a ClickOnce Application
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/1zyc39fb.aspx
ClickOnce applications can check for updates automatically or programmatically. As a developer, you have lots of flexibility in specifying when and how update checks are performed, whether updates are mandatory, and where the application should check for updates.

Example 1: This article presents quick and clear steps to Deploy, Install and Update your application via the ClickOnce deployment.
http://www.codeproject.com/KB/install/QuickClickOnceArticle.aspx



Example 2: This article describes the steps to add automatic update capabilities to your application quickly and easily using the DDay.Update library.
http://www.codeproject.com/KB/install/DDayUpdate_Part1.aspx



I move it to Setup Project and ClickOnce Deployment Forum for better responses.

Best regards,
Martin Xie

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