Can the Launch link be working similarly to the Install link inClickOnce?

[Alain B]

We have two accesses to reach a VS 2005 ClickOnceapplication (reason
is that we need to password protect the first page we give to users):

- One HTTP password protected area.
- One HTTP without password protection.

Since ClickOnce do not support at this time HTTP password, my plan was
to copy the deployment into two WEB locations matching the WEB pages
above (both in the same server).

In VS 2005
I set the Installation URL to match the http://unprotected_page
I set the update to match that same http://unprotected_page
I copy the whole deployment data into the same server but in a
protected WEB page, and give the user that link: http://urlprotected_page.

When the user get to that page, he enter the login and password and
get the clickonce page where we have the two links (Install and
launch).
- When he click on the [Install], everything install correctly,
prerequisite and application.
- When he click on Launch, he gets "Cannot retrieve application.
Authentication error."

Question: How change the setup so both link would work, not just the
Install link

 

[RobinS]

You can't. Frankly, I'm surprised the install works. Can you set the update
url to the unprotected page?

RobinS.