distribute .net application

Now it is the time to distribute my vb.net application.
but while install in client computer(win98), I got message"the setup requires the .net framework. please install the .net framework and run this setup again."

But in my distribute package, I have all the following files:
dotnetfx.exe
InstMsiW.Exe
InstMsiA.Exe
settings.ini
Setup.Exe
Setup.Ini
SPCData Management Software.msi

and the settings.ini is :
[Bootstrap]
Msi=Y:\SPCDataInstaller\Debug\SPCData Management Software.msi
'LanguageDirectory=jpn
ProductName=SPCData Management Software
'DialogText=
CaptionText=SPCData Management Software
'ErrorCaptionText=
FxInstallerPath=Y:\SPCDataInstaller\debug

setup.Ini is:

[MSILoader]
MSIFileName=SPCData Management Software.msi


Can somebody help? Thanks

You better try to install the .Net Framework first , if that works fine , then you've already made sure that you skipped Framework problem and see if there are other problems .

but what i want to do is to install the .net framework automaticaly while the user install my vb application. so both dotnetfx.exe and the host app should be in one single setup package, right?

I know , you have to do that just to check that everything will run fine , including redistributable framework classes . That's what I suggest though .

now i can install the .net Framework, but the setup bumps when it tries to install vb.net application.

If I install the Framework and app seperately, they are all fine.

What Setup maker did you use ?

i use setup project to create Windows installer file( a file with extension .msi).