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WebClient Files and Software
The following files and software support your WebClient application deployment:
- Application — The application to be deployed using WebClient.
- WebClient Executable (
prowc.exe
) — The WebClient main executable, this program is responsible for running the application on the user’s machine.- WebClient Initializer (
prowcini.exe
) — Installed with WebClient, the Initializer is responsible for coordinating the installation and execution of a WebClient application.- WebClient Application Assembler (
prowcappmgr.exe
) — A utility used to define the application to WebClient and to package the front-end of the application for downloading.- WebClient Application Manager (
prowcam.exe
) — A utility for customizing and troubleshooting your WebClient applications on the end user’s machine. It is typically used when the end user talks with your technical support staff.- Application Configuration (
.prowcapp
) file — The configuration file created by the Application Assembler and downloaded to the end user’s machine at the initial download and each time the end user starts the application. This file provides WebClient with all the information it needs to know about the application.- WebClient Project (
.wcp
) file — The file that contains the WebClient application install definition for the latest version of an application.In the Windows Explorer, if you right-click on a project file, the Application Assembler starts.
- Microsoft Cabinet (.cab) files — Files into which the procedure files, image files, etc., comprising the front-end of the application are placed to prepare them for downloading to the end user’s machine.
- Microsoft AuthenticodeTM Technology — The software that creates and validates digital signatures.
- Test-certificate generator (
maketestcert.bat
) — A batch file that simplifies creating test public-key certificates used for testing digitally signed applications.
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