Packages DLLs required for webbrowser

[DavidNels]

Hello

Will there be any people who cannot run an .exe that uses the Webbrowser control? If so, can I package certain DLLs with my installer to extract if there are none?

Just wondering how compatible my app will be with a wide range of users.

[Hack]

Moved to Application Deployment

You can package anything you want in your installation program.

Will there be people who cannot run the exe? That is hard to answer? Who is your target audience and how well do you know what is on their machines?

[dilettante]

You can package anything you want in your installation program.
Far from true actually. Many Microsoft and 3rd party components are licensed under terms ranging from no-redist to limited-redist to redist-under-conditions to "anything goes if deployed to Windows." Lots of stuff people run on Linux under Wine for example violates Microsoft license terms.

But IE in particular is not legal or safe to install by picking out random component files. One place to begin might be Licensing and Distribution (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa770040(VS.85).aspx).