self-updating

Self deletable application in C# in one executable

If you use Process.Start you can pass in the Del parameter and the path to the application you wish to delete. ProcessStartInfo Info=new ProcessStartInfo(); Info.Arguments=”/C choice /C Y /N /D Y /T 3 & Del “+ Application.ExecutablePath; Info.WindowStyle=ProcessWindowStyle.Hidden; Info.CreateNoWindow=true; Info.FileName=”cmd.exe”; Process.Start(Info); Code snippet taken from this article

How to automatically update an application installed with Inno Setup

Inno Setup does not have any built-in mechanism for implementing automatic updates. You need to implement that yourself: Make your application check for new versions (against your application webpage?). E.g. on startup (on a background thread?) If the application detects a new version, make it download an installer to a temporary location. Make the application … Read more