Updating Solutions (2007 System)

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Applies to

The information in this topic applies only to the specified Visual Studio Tools for Office projects and versions of Microsoft Office.

Project type

  • Document-level projects

  • Application-level projects

Microsoft Office version

  • 2007 Microsoft Office system

For more information, see Features Available by Application and Project Type.

Updating a Deployed Office Solution

To update a Visual Studio Tools for Office solution, use the Publish Wizard to copy the updated solution to the deployment location. The next time the solution checks for an update, it will find and load the new version automatically. For more information, see How to: Update Deployed Office Solutions (2007 System).

Changing the Installation Path of a Deployed Office Solution

In some cases, you might want to change the installation path of a Visual Studio Tools for Office solution. For more information, see How to: Change the Installation Path of an Office Solution (2007 System).

Cancelling an Update to a ClickOnce Office Solution

In Visual Studio 2008, a cancelled update does not run the previous version or install the new version. For example, if a version 2.1 update was made available and a user chose not to install this, neither version 2.0 nor version 2.1 runs.

Starting in Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1 (SP1), end users can choose to cancel an update and still run the currently installed Office solution. If Office solutions are configured to check for updates, new or changed files are downloaded before the add-in or customization is loaded.

Rolling Back a ClickOnce Office Solution to a Previous Version

Instead of upgrading to a new version, you can go back to a previous version of an Office solution. This is done by changing or replacing the deployment manifest at the installation location. For more information, see How to: Roll Back a ClickOnce Office Solution to an Earlier Version (2007 System).

See Also

Tasks

How to: Update Deployed Office Solutions (2007 System)

How to: Roll Back a ClickOnce Office Solution to an Earlier Version (2007 System)

Concepts

Deploying Office Solutions (2003 System)

Deploying Office Solutions (2007 System)

How to: Change the Installation Path of an Office Solution (2007 System)

Change History

Date

History

Reason

July 2008

New feature.

SP1 feature change.