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CDF Extensions for Software Update Channels

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This technology is obsolete as of Windows Internet Explorer 7 and should not be used. This section describes the elements and associated attributes used to create Channel Definition Format (CDF), Microsoft Internet Component Download (MSICD), and Open Software Description (OSD) files for Software Update Channels. This new technology allows users to automatically have new versions of software downloaded and installed from the Web.

CDF Elements

DELETEONINSTALL

 

MSICD Elements

CLASS CODE CODEBASE
ICON IMPLEMENTATION ISBEAN
JAVA LANGUAGE NAMESPACE
NATIVECODE NEEDSTRUSTEDSOURCE OS
OSVERSION PACKAGE PROCESSOR
SOFTPKG SYSTEM TYPELIB

 

OSD Elements

ABSTRACT CODEBASE DISKSIZE
IMPLEMENTATION IMPLTYPE LANGUAGE
LICENSE MEMSIZE OS
OSVERSION PROCESSOR SOFTPKG
TITLE VM