XCOPY enables you to deploy an application by COPYING the application directory and all subdirectories to the target COMPUTER and then EXECUTING the application on the client. The application starts executing on the target computer by using its assembly file, which is a self-description file that contains all the INFORMATION about the application. The XCOPY deployment does not make any impact on the target system while configuring the components and registering entries, and is therefore known as zero-impact installation.

XCOPY enables you to deploy an application by copying the application directory and all subdirectories to the target computer and then executing the application on the client. The application starts executing on the target computer by using its assembly file, which is a self-description file that contains all the information about the application. The XCOPY deployment does not make any impact on the target system while configuring the components and registering entries, and is therefore known as zero-impact installation.