When it comes to what you can do graphically, the only difference between the two is that XBAP cannot use BitmapEffects. In addition, sandbox security issues are pretty much the only things you need to deal with. The cleanest WPF programs should run smoothly.
See a comparison of the differences between WPF and XBAP .
XBAP.
, WPF, XBAP .
- WPF
.dll
WPF EXE. WPF EXE.
- EXE App.xaml,
.dll
.
- XBAP.
- dll, XBAP
- XBAP App.xaml, .dll
- .