How do I distribute the .Net Framework with my setup
package?  I created a VB.Net application and a setup
project to install it.  During the build of the setup
project, I get the warning message:

WARNING: This setup does not contain the .NET Framework
which must be installed on the target machine by running
dotnetfx.exe before this setup will install. You can find
dotnetfx.exe on the Visual Studio .NET 'Windows Components
Update' media. Dotnetfx.exe can be redistributed with your
setup.

How do I redistribute the Dotnetfx with my Setup ?

You might find this informative:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnne...

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       Turn on, tune in, download.

I wish there was some app to download the .NET framework and automatically
install so you wouldnt have to deploy dotnetredist.exe and the user wouldnt
have to manually install it. almost like ie's active setup.

- Noah

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnne...
ml/dotnetframedepguid.asp

Why don't you write us one?  ;-)

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Bullwinkle Jones.

You can get a bootstrapping program from the link Zane provided, but its in C++ and there seems to be a bug in it.

I just wrote one in VB6 that does a silent install of .NET and then installs the application.  Coupled that to autorun and the user just has to stick in the CD.  Its was quite easy to do, and all .NET compatible OSs have the VB6 runtime files already installed.

steve

You can also download one from MS at:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dnnetdep/html/dotnetframedepg...

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