How to do custom tasks during install/uninstall of a ClickOnce app?

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Is there any way to run custom code during the installation or uninstallation of a ClickOnce app?

This question has been asked before here, but that was a long time ago, the answer given there was IMHO very kludgy, and I'm kind of hoping that the later releases of VS have provided a more elegant solution...

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 30 '10 at 12:35

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Check the following articles:

Administering ClickOnce Deployments

Walkthrough: Creating a Custom Installer for a ClickOnce Application

answered Dec 30 '10 at 12:35

Leniel Maccaferri

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score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 29 '13 at 19:22

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This solution is not very elegant but works:

ClickOnce application autostart and clean uninstall or the way to customize ClickOnce installation

answered Aug 29 '13 at 19:22

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score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Jan 13 '11 at 07:02

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ClickOnce does not have the capability to do post-install or post-uninstall actions EXCEPT for the VSTO applications. Is your app a VSTO application?

answered Jan 13 '11 at 07:02

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@RobinDotNet mine is. How can I do that in VSTO applications? – m1o2 Apr 14 '16 at 11:05

How to do custom tasks during install/uninstall of a ClickOnce app?

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