Create a directory where you will store your ClickOnce deployment files.
In the deployment directory you just created, create a version subdirectory. If this is the first time that you are deploying the application, name the version subdirectory 1.0.0.0.
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Copy all of your application files to the version subdirectory, including executable files, assemblies, resources, and data files. If necessary, you can create additional subdirectories that contain additional files.
Start the MageUI.exe graphical tool.
Create a new application manifest by selecting File, New, Application Manifest from the menu.
On the default Name tab, type the name and version number of this deployment. Also specify the Processor that your application is built for, such as x86.
Select the Files tab and click the ellipsis (...) button next to the Application directory text box. A Browse For Folder dialog box appears.
Select the version subdirectory containing your application files, and then click OK.
If you will deploy from Internet Information Services (IIS), select the When populating add the .deploy extension to any file that does not have it check box.
Click the Populate button to add all your application files to the file list. If your application contains more than one executable file, mark the main executable file for this deployment as the startup application by selecting Entry Point from the File Type drop-down list. (If your application contains only one executable file, MageUI.exe will mark it for you.)
Select the Permissions Required tab and select the level of trust that you need your application to assert. The default is FullTrust, which will be suitable for most applications.
Select File, Save As from the menu. A Signing Options dialog box appears prompting you to sign the application manifest.
If you have a certificate stored as a file on your file system, use the Sign with certificate file option, and select the certificate from the file system by using the ellipsis (...) button. Then type your certificate password.
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If your certificate is kept in a certificate store accessible from your computer, select the Sign with stored certificate option, and select the certificate from the provided list.
Click OK to sign your application manifest. The Save As dialog box appears.
In the Save As dialog box, specify the version directory, and then click Save.
Select File, New, Deployment Manifest from the menu to create your deployment manifest.
On the Name tab, specify a name and version number for this deployment (1.0.0.0 in this example). Also specify the Processor that your application is built for, such as x86.
Select the Description tab, and specify values for Publisher and Product. (Product is the name given to your application on the Windows Start menu when your application installs on a client computer for offline use.)
Select the Deployment Options tab, and in the Start Location text box, specify the location of the application manifest on the Web server or share. For example, \\myServer\myShare\AppToDeploy.application.
If you added the .deploy extension in a previous step, also select Use .deploy file name extension here.
Select the Update Options tab, and specify how often you would like this application to update. If your application uses UpdateCheckInfo to check for updates itself, clear the This application should check for updates check box.
Select the Application Reference tab and then click the Select Manifest button. An open dialog box appears.
Select the application manifest that you created earlier and then click Open.
Select File, Save As from the menu. A Signing Options dialog box appears prompting you to sign the deployment manifest.
If you have a certificate stored as a file on your file system, use the Sign with certificate file option, and select the certificate from the file system by using the ellipsis (...) button. Then type your certificate password.
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If your certificate is kept in a certificate store accessible from your computer, select the Sign with stored certificate option, and select the certificate from the provided list.
Click OK to sign your deployment manifest. The Save As dialog box appears.
In the Save As dialog box, move up one directory to the root of your deployment and then click Save.
Copy all of the files in the deployment directory to the deployment destination or media. This may be either a folder on a Web site or FTP site, a file share, or a CD-ROM.
Provide your users with the URL, UNC, or physical media required to install your application. If you provide a URL or a UNC, you must give your users the full path the deployment manifest. For example, if AppToDeploy is deployed to http://webserver01/ in the AppToDeploy directory, the full URL path would be http://webserver01/AppToDeploy/AppToDeploy.application.