Deployment issue...

Hello,

I have created an install and am dealing with the .NET Framework issue. My plan at the moment is just to have the Framework on my CD and have the user install it manually as suggested here:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...distdeploy.asp

Referring to the message you get when the .NET Framework is not installed.......

I have created the "custom" message as this page suggest, but when I click on the setup file and get the message, I still have the YES and NO buttons on my dialog. With the original message, if you clicked YES, it took you to Microsoft's website so that you could download the Framework. Obviously, I just want to display a message and have the user click OK. Does anyone know how to customize this dialog?

I notice in the Setup.ini file that is created it looks like this..

[MSILoader]
MSIFileName=MyApp Install.msi
[FXSection]
SupportedRuntimes=1.1.4322
InstallUrl=http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=9832
Message=This setup requires the .NET Framework. Please install the .NET Framework by running the file Dotnetfx.exe, which can be found in the NetInstall directory on this CD, and then run this setup again.

How can I have the "InstallURl" point to the users cd drive?


Thanks!

Don't know if this will help or not, but a file can be loaded through IE like file:///C:/temp/My%20File.txt - the "%20" is a space - the hex value.

Of course this would be your local file c:\temp\My File.txt

Just a guess but:

Code:

---

MSILoader]
MSIFileName=MyApp Install.msi
[FXSection]
SupportedRuntimes=1.1.4322
InstallUrl=MyFolderOnCDRoot\MYHELP.html
Message=This setup requires the .NET Framework. Please install the .NET Framework by running the file Dotnetfx.exe, which can be found in the NetInstall directory on this CD, and then run this setup again.

---

(if that doesnt work try a "\" in front of MyFolderOnCDRoot
or if the file is on the cd root try "InstallUrl=MyHelp.html" or "InstallUrl=\MyHelp.html"