Reduce the startup time of a .NET windows form application running a network drive

Question

I have a simple Windows Forms.NET 2.0 application that starts from a network drive (e.g. \ MyServer \ MyShare \ app.exe). It is very simple and downloads only minimal .NET libraries. However, downloading still requires ~ 6-10 seconds. People think that something must be wrong, that the application is so small that it takes so long to load.

Are there any suggestions for improving startup speed?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

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http://support.microsoft.com/kb/837908

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Answer 5

You can trick, like Microsoft Office (and Adobe, I think), and add the application to the startup group, which tells the application to download and immediately upload. Thus, the DLL is pre-cached in memory when the user tries to start the application. Just to catch: I’m not quite sure if it works like this with network files, and if it’s not, it can be a reason for a slow start (i.e. you always make a cold start against a possible warm start if it is performed from the local machine).