.Net Apps Without .NET?

[SwakDaddy]

Ok, this may sound totally insane being posted on these boards, but I SERIOUSLY can't find the answer to this question ANYWHERE!

 

I need to make very simple applications (most will be ran from my

USB drive). They will be ran on computers who do not (and cannot) have .NET installed on them.

 

So basically I need to know if it is even POSSIBLE to write win32 applications WITHOUT the .NET framework built in using the Visual Studio .NET 2003 IDE.

 

You know, compile some old-skool stuff using the new hotness.

 

 

Let the pummeling begin...

[mutant]

You can compile the programs with VS.NET 2003 that will not use the framework but only using Win32 C++, so you won't be able to take advantage of all th .NET Framework features.

[SwakDaddy]

Right....that is exactly what i'm hoping for.

While I really enjoy all .NET has to offer, for some programs it is just simply overkill and not mobile.

 

So now that I know it is possible, how do I put a Windows form in this program? I've started a new win32 C++ project, but when I go to add a form it says "Windows Form (.NET)". Will it throw in .NET stuff automatically if I add this form?

 

Thanks!

[Optikal]

I'm not a big C++ user, but as far as I know you will have to do it without a designer. That means using Win32 API's to create your GUI's "oldskool like".

[mutant]

VS.NET does not include a designer for Win32 API C++, only for .NET. Windows Forms technology is .NET technology, so you can use it for .NET programs.

[SwakDaddy]

I unfortunately have come to the same conclusion...oh well, I guess I'll just have to use VB6 ::shudder:: for my mobile apps (just to be safe).

 

Thanks a lot for your help guys & confirming my suspicions!