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Specifically, this is for a .NET 2.0 desktop application. Currently we require the user to manually go through the update process via our website.
What are the best ways of doing a silent or automatic upgrade of the client behind the scenes?
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I would suggest a read of chapter 4 of Microsoft’s .NET Applications Lifecycle Guide. The one I would promote is hooking up an Automatic Update system – you can write a small system to contact a web server that you own, check if there is an upgrade available, download and install the upgrade patch.