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Xceed SmartUI for WinForms v3.6 Documentation
Welcome to Xceed SmartUI for WinForms v3.6 / Deploying
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    The assemblies built for .NET 4 contain version numbers in the format of "v#.#." (listed as such in the table below); the assemblies built for previous versions of .NET do not contain version numbers.

    When distributing an application that uses Xceed SmartUI for WinForms, the Xceed.SmartUI.v#.#.DLL, Xceed.SmartUI.Controls.v#.#.DLL, and Xceed.SmartUI.UIStyle.v#.#.DLL assemblies must be distributed along with your application. You must not distribute the Xceed.SmartUI.Design.v#.#.DLL assembly under any circumstances. The Xceed.SmartUI.v#.#.DLL, Xceed.SmartUI.Controls.v#.#.DLL, and Xceed.SmartUI.UIStyle.v#.#.DLL assemblies must either be installed into the global assembly cache or in the same directory as your executable.

    UI Styles

    Xceed SmartUI for WinForms allows provides three resource assemblies that can be used to force one of the three (Blue, Olive Green or Silver) Windows XP themes on both Windows XP and non-Windows XP operating systems. 

    Resource Assemble Description
    Xceed.SmartUI.UIStyle.WindowsXP.Blue.v#.#.DLL Contains the resources for the Blue Windows XP theme.
    Xceed.SmartUI.UIStyle.WindowsXP.OliveGreen.v#.#.DLL Contains the resources for the Olive Green Windows XP theme.
    Xceed.SmartUI.UIStyle.WindowsXP.Silver.v#.#.DLL Contains the resources for the Silver Windows XP theme.
    These resources assemblies can be distributed along with your application and are located in the [installation folder]\Xceed SmartUI for WinForms [version]\Bin directory.

    Installing assemblies into the global assembly cache

    In order to install assemblies into the global assembly cache, Microsoft Windows Installer 2.0 must be used. This is the recommended and most common way to add assemblies to the global assembly cache and it provides reference counting of assemblies in the global assembly cache, plus other benefits. 

    For more information in regards to installing assemblies into the global assembly cache, please refer to the "Installing an Assembly into the Global Assembly Cache" topic of the .NET Framework Developer's Guide.

    Redistributable Files

    Registered users are permitted to distribute the Xceed.SmartUI.v#.#.DLL, Xceed.SmartUI.Controls.v#.#.DLL, and Xceed.SmartUI.UIStyle.v#.#.DLL assemblies along with applications they develop. It is also permitted to distribute the Xceed.SmartUI.UIStyle.WindowsXP.Blue.v#.#.DLL, Xceed.SmartUI.UIStyle.WindowsXP.OliveGreen.v#.#.DLL and Xceed.SmartUI.UIStyle.WindowsXP.Silver.v#.#.DLL assemblies if needed. 

    You must not distribute the Xceed.SmartUI.Design.v#.#.DLL assembly under any circumstances nor may you distribute any other Xceed SmartUI for WinForms files. 

    For details on your rights and on distribution restrictions, please see the Xceed Software License Agreement for complete details.

    Remarks

    For more information regarding the deployment of .NET applications, please refer to the "Deploying applications" topic of the .NET Framework Developer's Guide.