>>1) Distribute .exe to the desktops or run from the server?
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>From server is easier to upgrade. You copy the executable only once. There is a performance penalty (EXE has to be loaded over the server), but I didn't find this to be a problem in practice.
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I prefer to run the exe on the local machines ;

a) If it's run off the server you can't rebuild it until everyone stops running it.

b) If your exe gets big (6mb+) and you network gets slow (10 mb, 25+ users), I've had trouble running it off the server because it can't load into windows fast enough.

For upgrades, you can put a batch file in the window startup to download the latest version every morning.


David