Deploying a COM Addin in 64-bit Office
Deployment alone is a hassle for VSTO Developers, especially beginners. In this, if one needs to deploy add-in in a 64-bit system is hectic. Here is a simple so...
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Key points for updating a deployed office solution
You might have got a requirement to update the existing (deployed) office solution. If so, here are some key points related to signing certificates, that you ne...
Bootstrapper package for Office 2010 PIAs
Microsoft released Bootstrapper Package Installer for Office 2010 PIAs (Primary Interop Assemblies). This installer will add ‘Microsoft Office 2010 Primar...
Check for application updates programmatically using ClickOnce Deployment
By default, ClickOnce provides two ways to update the application after installed in the client. Check everytime when the customization runs Check at regular in...
Common mistakes while installation and deployment of PIAs
Have you ever came across this error message while deploying PIAs along with your add-in as prerequisites? Problem: Error 1316: Setup cannot read from file {PAT...
Including Custom Prerequisites in a Setup Project to install Hot Fix
Today I came across a discussion that is going on in MSDN Forums on the topic “How to check for a Microsoft Hot Fix in the client system and install if it...
Setting up bootstrapper package of Microsoft Office Primary Interop Assemblies (PIA) to use as prerequisite for setup project
This is the procedure to set Office Primary Interop Assemblies as prerequisites to your setup project. First, You need to download the sample of component check...
Deploying VSTO 2005 Solutions
Back to (g)olden days… Here are some links which helps in deploying VSTO 2005 Add-ins. If you know some more, please add them in the comments. Thanks! Whi...
Couldn't deploy Oulook 2003 add-in in Windows Vista?
Here are some useful links which I came across while searching for a solution to this problem. Cannot deploy Outlook 2003 add-ins created by VS2008 template Dep...
Video tutorial on deploying VSTO Add-ins
Here is a video tutorial on deploying VSTO Add-ins from Microsoft. Click here to view the video