Distributed Applications (Win98)

Good morning
I have a very simple question - will an application developed using VB.NET run on a Windows 98 PC?

I know that Visual Studio .NET itself is not supported on Windows 98, but what about the applications developed using .NET?

I've also read that "the .NET Framework" needs to be installed for applications to run on 98... can anyone tell me any more about this - i.e. do I have to purchase the 'framework' separately or is it part of Visual Studio?

Thanks very much.
SjR :)

Applications developed in VB.Net will run on Windows 98(nothin earlier though), as long as the .net framework is installed. Which I believe they can get through the Windows Update page.

Cool, thanks!! :)