我想了解平均用户体验，他们需要安装Silverlight才能使用我制作的Silverlight应用程序。

我启动了一个带有干净浏览器的虚拟机，假装“是我爸爸”，只是想查看网站，然后遇到“您必须安装Silverlight”按钮。我在下面写下了Firefox和Internet Explorer的所有步骤。

总的来说，在两种浏览器中安装Silverlight令人困惑、不安和害怕：因为有很多安全警告和除了放弃安装外别无选择，你不幸地得出了错误印象：Silverlight是某种木马，可能会用病毒和恶意代码感染并危害您的计算机，而没有明显的保护计算机的选择，只能同意安装，希望一切顺利。

另外，我发现你必须下载文件，然后去寻找它，然后执行它，这是我们家族许多人（比我大一辈的人）会感到沮丧的一步，这可能是他们永远不会在计算机上安装Silverlight的原因之一。

问题：

• is there way, as a programmer, that I can make this experience better?
• is Silverlight going to be shipped with future versions of browsers?
• is a one-click, one-security-message install of Flash, Silverlight and other third party browser addons in our future or is this the best user experience we can hope for:

在FIREFOX 3中安装Silverlight的体验：

• see: the graphic button to "Install Microsoft Silverlight" (which I put in my object tag)
• click the button
• see: "you have chosen to install Silverlight 2.0" [save file] [cancel]
• click [save file]
• click [save]
• (sit there wondering what happened)
• ...eventually ask someone what to do or get lucky and right click download message and choose "open"
• see: "silverlight 2.0.exe" is an executable file...may contain viruses...malicious code...harm your computer...use caution...are you sure?... [OK] [Cancel]
• in spite of the fear that I am infecting my computer with "viruses and malicious code", I click [OK]
• see: "Security warning...may potentionally harm your computer..." [Run] [Cancel]
• fearfully click "Run"
• says: "extracting files...Install Silverlight 2" one button: [Install Now]
• click [Install Now]
• says: "Silverlight is being installed on your computer", then shows checkbox "enable microsoft update (recommended) ... privacy statement..." [Next]
• click [Next]
• says: "Installation Successful, you may have to refresh the web page..." [Close]
• click [Close]
• go back to web page and click the refresh button on browser
• I see the silverlight application, success.

在 INTERNET EXPLORER 6 中的 Silverlight 安装体验：

• see: the graphic button to "Install Microsoft Silverlight" (which I put in my object tag)
• click the button
• see: "To help protect your security...blocked this site from downloading files to your computer" and "did you notice the information bar" [OK]
• click [OK]
• (sit there wondering what to do)
• finally click the bar on top, see "what s the risk?" click "download file" anyway
• see: "Security warning...may potentionally harm your computer..." [Run] [Cancel]
• click [Run]
• watch it download, 15 seconds
• see: "Security warning...can potentially harm your computer" [Run] [Don t Run]
• click [Run]
• says "Install Silverlight 2" one button: [Install Now]
• click [Install Now]
• says: "Silverlight is being installed on your computer", then shows checkbox "enable microsoft update (recommended) ... privacy statement..." [Next]
• click [Next]
• says: "Installation Successful, you may have to refresh the web page..." [Close]
• click [Close]