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CDF Extensions for Software Update Channels

This section describes the elements and associated attributes used to create Channel Definition Format (CDF) 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. More information on CDF files is available in CDF Reference for Active Channels. For more information on OSD, see Open Software Description (OSD). Also, for more information on Microsoft Internet Code Download, which includes elements that enhance OSD files, see Microsoft Internet Code Download.

The reference for each element defined below includes an "Applies To" section indicating which type of file (OSD or CDF) uses the element.

CDF Elements
DELETEONINSTALL
OSD Elements
ABSTRACTCODEBASEDISKSIZE
IMPLEMENTATIONIMPLTYPELANGUAGE
LICENSEMEMSIZEOS
OSVERSIONPROCESSORSOFTPKG
TITLEVM
MSICD Elements
CLASSCODECODEBASE
ICONIMPLEMENTATION ISBEAN
JAVALANGUAGE NAMESPACE
NATIVECODENEEDSTRUSTEDSOURCEOS
OSVERSION PACKAGEPROCESSOR
SOFTPKG SYSTEMTYPELIB

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