[RESOLVED] How can i check if .net 2.0 is installed and thorw an error

[Crash893]

Ive seen many threads mentioning it but never the actuall code

anyone?

[Crash893]

google it newbie

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

[Crash893]

okay now i have it installed by im not sure how to use it?

now i really need help

[jmcilhinney]

That's the bootstrapper plug-in for VS.NET 2003. It has no connection to version 2.0 of the Framework whatsoever. When it's installed it will cause VS.NET 2003 to include version 1.1 of the Framework with your setup projects by default, so that when a user installs your app it will first install the Framework if required. Note that this is for VS.NET 2003 and Framework version 1.1 only. Version 2.0 of the Framework is for applications created with VS 2005 only, which already has a bootstrapper built-in.

[Crash893]

that makes sense

could you point me to the 2005 epress one then?

[jmcilhinney]

VB 2005 Express already has the bootstrapper built-in. All the Express editions, as well as VS 2005 Standard if I'm not mistaken, support only ClickOnce deployment.

[Crash893]

Intresting that was already checked

but i ran it on a coworkers desktop and it wouldnt run?

i didnt get the error ill get it tommrow

thanks

[Crash893]

This is what im getting shouldnt i be getting something asking if you want to install .net

[Crash893]

bump

[kleinma]

This is what im getting shouldnt i be getting something asking if you want to install .net

there is NO way around that to be honest. When you double click a .NET exe and no .NET framework is present. it craps out with that error message. It would have been nice for them to build something into the win32 file header to give a better error message.. but perhaps it was something that was not possible to do.

What I have done in the past when I was worried about this, was to create a tiny VB6 app that my shortcuts point to, and that VB6 app checks for .NET framework, and if present, launches the .NET exe, otherwise gives a message stating they need the framework, and perhaps if you wanted, further instructions on how to obtain it.

VB6 apps need a runtime too, but its included on windows 2000 and up, and even if you wanted to target windows 9x systems (98, ME) the VB6 runtime redist file is only 1MB in size.

[jmcilhinney]

Did you install this using a ClickOnce installer or did you just copy the executable to the other computer? Your app is .NET code so it is incapable of doing anything if the Framework is not present. This includes checking for the Framework and prompting you to download it. It is the installer that checks for the Framework and installs it BEFORE installing your application. If you're distributing via CD the you would choose the second option for location and supply the Framework on the same CD, which I imagine the Publishing process will do for you.

[Crash893]

I just draged the exe over

i didnt know there was a installer

where is that located

[jmcilhinney]

Did you notice the Publish tab in my screen shot? Note that the Express IDEs only support ClickOnce deployment, which has its advantages but is not the same as using an MSI installer. I suggest you visit MSDN and do some reading on the subject to make sure it is what you want.

[Kasracer]

I just draged the exe over

i didnt know there was a installer

where is that located

This was already posted with directions and a pretty screenshot

[Ideas Man]

I could've sworn I saw a .NET app built using the .NET Framework v2.0 say it required it and it wouldn't run, maybe it needed v1.1 to be installed for that to work....