Making the Setup for non .net systems

[kalaHasti]

How to make the setup for my VB.net app so that it runs on client systems which doesn't have .net framework?
I understand that the setup must install the framework first...but how to achieve that?
I found one article in MSDN which asked me to download one boot strapper exe...which downloaded doesn't seem to be doing anything....
Please help....

[salvelinus]

I don't believe you can include the framework as part of the program install. It has to be installed separately. You can include the framework on the CD or whatever you distribute (netfx.exe, or something like that, don't have it handy -it should be on the .Net cd), or users can download it through Windows Update. Either way, it has to be installed separately.
Unless they're using XP, which already has it. They also need mdac 2.7 or above.

[birthjay]

XP already has the .NET Framework installed? Is that right?



This may be the link where you found the bootstrapper thing, but it tells you how to do it here. Just look through this page.


Microsoft's bootstrapper thing

[salvelinus]

Originally posted by birthjay
XP already has the .NET Framework installed? Is that right?

That's what I understand. Haven't developed for XP, though. I *think* the bootstrapper checks for mdac, maybe the framework, (.Net's at the office, I'm at home), but either way it doesn't install the framework. I read on MSDN that future versions may include that capability, but not yet.

[PT Exorcist]

Windows XP does NOT have the .net framework installed

[salvelinus]

My brand new laptop does. It's XP Pro, maybe XP Home doesn't. I've never heard anything good about XP Home.

[PT Exorcist]

Originally posted by salvelinus
My brand new laptop does. It's XP Pro, maybe XP Home doesn't. I've never heard anything good about XP Home.

Maybe because it might have the SP and thats a whole different story

[Kasracer]

Windows XP sp1b has the framework. I'm not sure if sp1a does and I know for a fact that WindowsXP (without any service packs) do not have the framework. I believe the version that is on the service pack is only 1.0.