Day 6. Deploying ASP.NET Applications

When you learned how to deploy Windows Forms applications two days ago, I mentioned that the deployment of Windows Forms and Web Forms applications is identical. Using the Windows Installer technology built into Visual Studio .NET, the method of deployment for all applications is the same. However, in ASP.NET applications, there are a couple more options for deployment based on the deployment target you have. Today, you learn

• The ASP.NET-specific deployment options

• How to use the Visual Studio .NET Copy Project dialog box

• How to manually deploy an ASP.NET application using XCopy deployment

• How to extend deployment functionality using Deployment Projects and Windows Installer