Originally posted by Ming Hu:
Is there a magic switch/setting in Java Web Start that says if you click on a link, everything would be downloaded?
Not really that I am aware of. If it is easy to manage, you could get your testers/users to clear their webstart cache through the java webstart console on your wish. Then they would be forced to download everything again. Don't know how realistic that option is in your situation.
I guess the difference you are wondering about is that you get to manage the application executables in one place on your server, instead of organising installations each persons machine. It's almost a zero administration idea where you make updates to the files on a server computer and everyone gets those updates next time they start the application.
I guess its the right model for some people, maybe not for others. Each to their own I suppose ...
Cheers, Jared.