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Phil Wilson is a software engineer at Unisys Corporation in California, a Microsoft MVP (Most Valued Professional) and author of The Definitive Guide to Windows Installer, Apress, 2004.

Using BITS to Upload Files with .NET

by Phil Wilson | 04 September 2006 |

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Although FTP is commonly used to transfer files over the Internet, it's somewhat unfriendly to firewalls. Phil Wilson shows you how to create a BITS upload program using C#, which will transfer files over browser ports. Read more...

Build and Deploy a .NET COM Assembly

by Phil Wilson | 15 May 2006 |

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Phil Wilson demonstrates how to build and deploy a .NET COM assembly using best practices, and how to access it from early and late binding clients. Read more...

Simple COM server registration

by Phil Wilson | 09 March 2006 |

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Looking at COM activation context on Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. Working with manifest files and XML. Exposing .NET COM class libraries using interop. Read more...

Updates to setup projects

by Phil Wilson | 18 July 2005 |

40 comments |

This article explains how to install a new version of your setup project using the Windows Installer update mechanism. Read more...

Visual Studio Setup - projects and custom actions

by Phil Wilson | 07 June 2005 |

47 comments |

This article describes the kinds of custom actions that can be used in your Visual Studio setup project. Read more...

Getting started with setup projects

by Phil Wilson | 25 April 2005 |

46 comments |

This article describes the basics of Visual Studio setup and deployment projects. Subsequent articles will cover more on custom actions, .NET installer classes, and an upgrade for the product. Read more...

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