.NET SETUP needs .NET FRAMEWORK !?!?! So WHAT???

[Alexander Pavlo]

Hi All !

When I'making the setup Package with the VS.NET it seems to be doing quite well but when I'm trying to install the application to another machine - It fails right at the beginning. The error is - "You need to have the .NET Framework".

How can I include the Framework itself to my package or where I can just download it or JUST GET IT SOMEHOW ???????? SOMEWHERE ??????

Thanks!
Respectfully L!o.

 

[Thinker]

From the Microsoft web site of course! It is a 20mb download
though.

 

[Robby]

find it here http://msdn.microsoft.com/downloads...=/msdn-files/027/001/829/msdncompositedoc.xml

 

[divil]

It's on your Windows Component Update CD too.

 

[lepernet]

To deploy it with the application you must use a bootstrap loader. This checks if the Net Framework is installed and if it is not runs the NetFramwork installer. After which it runs your application installer. MS have a simple bootstrapper for FREE download. You just edit the ".ini" file to point to the correct files.

See ...

Sample NET Framework bootstrapper

 

[Robby]

It's on your Windows Component Update CD too.

Sometimes I don't know where my brain is, you're right, it's on the components CD.

 

[Thinker]

With .Net, I don't assume anyone has a cd. Since all the core
components are basically a free download, and cheap/free
third-party IDEs are starting to appear, who knows what anyone
has.