Show splash screen before .net loads

[Xancholy]

Can someone please tell me how it is possible to fire in the splashscreen before the app starts to load .net framework, etc, etc ?

Thanks

 

[jshultz]

On the opposite, if the application was started before, the application's jitted files are already in the global cache and there is no need to jit them again, so NGEN does not boost anything. during cold starts however, the application will load prejitted files instead of the intermediate code. It won't have the extra step of jitting everything.

This isn't necessarily true as cached files can be pushed out of the cache to make room for other files. When you NGEN it will NGEN the entire application, methods, dependencies, assemblies, everything, so it won't have to be JIT'd at all. When you run the application, only the parts (except the assemblies) that are used will be JIT'd.

Not that this all matters really, NGEN isn't really a topic worth debating, it isn't used that much.

 

[JohnH]

My concern would be how to package and deploy this unmanaged start.exe when using clickonce ?? Clickonce would create it's own .exe and all program shortcuts would point to this, right ?

Is there any way we can get clickonce (and app shortcuts) to point to the unmanaged start.exe ??

No. For deployment out of the ordinary you have to use Setup projects or third-party msi installers.

 

[Xancholy]

Thank you gentlemen