Validation Key Deployment

Question

what kind of project will you use to deploy a project you need user to enter a validation key:

1. XBAP

2. One Click

3. SetUp

4. XCopy

Answer 1

A Visual Studio setup project does support serial number validation, but it's not so good. There is a discussion about this here:

http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/ar-SA/winformssetup/thread/301913a0-ecf9-4095-8d66-a3f4baeea6eb

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Answer 2

This is a question from a 70-511 exam that I took last week, I think that this was the only question I was unable to answer. So I take it that there must be an answer recognised by Microsoft.

Answer 3

Then the answer is 3: a setup project.

• XBAP is an XAML Browser Application. 
• One Click doesn't mean anything to me. It may be a trap related to ClickOnce
• XCopy is a copy command line option

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Answer 4

Hi JayIreland,

Maybe you are doing an example, the answer should be the 3.SetUP.

But actually, both the setup and the clickonce can also enter the validation key. The setup can make the user enter the validated key straightly, and the clickOnce can also be required to do this. But it is a little more complex for you the develop the website and use the certifications which is accepted in your website. After you enter the correct validation key, your website can download the certification which your applications required to run to the user computer which need to install your application.

If you have any questions, please feel free to tell us.

Best Regards

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