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Destributing C# Applications

Hi. I recently learnt C# and have a few questions.
I create my applications in Visual Studio .NET, and its a great tool. I manage to create the setup file. So I'm able to run the setup on my machine, to get the program running.

However, if i want to use that same application on a friends PC, which does not have the .NET framework installed, i can't use the application.

Now apparently there is a way to have the .NET framework installed when you run the setup application. Does anybody know how i can do this?

eg : I take my application to a friends PC. His PC does not have the .NET framework installed. When he clicks SETUP, the application will first install the needed .NET framework files, and then install my application, so that he can use it.

:helpsmili

Any help would be gladly appreciated.

Thank you

./Mo

I believe this is what you need. :)

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en

Awesome. thanx very much. now how do i use it? he he he he.

Oh by the way. I only started using C# last week. i've been a java developer all along.

I'm using Visual Studio 2003.

So any help would be great

thanx

Embedding Microsoft .NET Framework to the Application Setup won't be a good idea unless you are distributing it via a CD.

I'd suggest you to try a simple Installer like Inno. In Inno setup script you can have the following code:

[code]

Code:



function InitializeSetup(): Boolean;

var

    ErrorCode: Integer;

    NetFrameWorkInstalled : Boolean;

    Result1 : Boolean;

begin



           NetFrameWorkInstalled := RegKeyExists(HKLM,'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\.NETFramework\policy\v2.0');

           if NetFrameWorkInstalled =true then

           begin

              Result := true;

           end;

           if NetFrameWorkInstalled = false then

           begin

               NetFrameWorkInstalled := RegKeyExists(HKLM,'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\.NETFramework\policy\v1.1');

               if NetFrameWorkInstalled =true then

               begin

                  Result := true;

               end;

               if NetFrameWorkInstalled =false then

               begin

                         Result1 := MsgBox('This setup requires the Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1. Please download and install the .NET Framework and run this setup again.',

                              mbConfirmation, MB_OK) = idYes;

                         if Result1 =false then

                         begin

                            Result:=false;

                         end

                         else

                         begin

                              Result:=false;

                         end;

               end;

          end;

end;

The installer will detect if there is .NET Framework is installed and the user will be taken to the page where she can download the latest .NET Framework version.

Congratulations on your move to C# from Java. :)

Cheers,
McoreD

Visual Studio .NET Bootstrapper

Also check this out.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/do.../bootstrapper/

Setup projects in Visual Studio .NET 2003 can be used to install the .NET Framework with your application, but only if you have installed the optional Visual Studio .NET Framework Bootstrapper Plug-in on your development computer. The Visual Studio .NET Framework Bootstrapper Plug-in modifies the behavior of the Setup project's Bootstrapper property to include the .NET Framework bootstrapper. The .NET Framework redistributable is then packaged with your application; when the user runs the bootstrapper setup.exe, it checks for the correct version of the .NET Framework at install time and if necessary, installs it before installing your application.