Deploy air application

Hi there,
I built an air application. Now I have to deploy it to my
client who might not have AIR runtime installed and not access
internet. I need some help about how to deploy in this situation.
Thanks in advance.

Looks like you will need to distribute the AIR Runtime with
your app.
You can find out the information about redistribute AIR
Runtime here:
http://www.mikechambers.com/blog/2008/04/07/redistributing-the-adobe-air-runtime-installer /
-ted

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Dear Team members,
first of all my apologies for posting this thread in more than one forum (see Installations Issues) but the argument is very important to us and I don't know where discuss it.
I would like to post a question to you regarding deployment doubts that we are trying to address.
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How do i update Installed AIR Applications? // General Questions

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http://www.adobe.com/devnet/air/articles/air3-install-and-deployment-options.html
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/air/build/WSfffb011ac560372f709e16db131e43659b9-8000.html
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Adobe Air Application only works using Super Administrator account on Windows XP

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Subject: Adobe Air Application only works using Super Administrator account on Windows XP
Good day
i really need some help. I developed air application that uses remote service, sql lite etc. It is working on my computer WIndows XP sp2. To test, i even created a guest account and it works fine. But when i deployed it to our client, the application doest work. Only the login page appears. I ask the it personnel there and ask if there are any restriction on the account of the user and said there is none because they are using Domain account. But when the super administrator is logged in, it works
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