[02/03] Common Language Runtime......

[sriya]

hi there.........
i've created a little toolkit which can be distributed among other computer users as a little software. vb.net 2003 was used to build it & a "setup" has also been prepaired using vb.net itself....
Everything is Ok but one... if the machine on which this software's being installed doesn't have the dotnet framework..(common language runtime)..then, it won't work (obviosly !!)
I found that my problem can be solved by usting a file named 'notnetfx.exe' (from the MSDN)...
but i don't know exaclty how can i do it....
would anyone help me please..... to give my software the ability to work properly on the machines which the dot net framework's not been installed.....

thanking in advance

[Shuja Ali]

MSDN has lot of information about this
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...distdeploy.asp
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...distdeploy.asp

[jmcilhinney]

Install the bootstrapper plug-in and the installer that your Setup project creates will include the Framework redistributable by default. It's quite possible that at least one of Shuja Ali's links mention this.

[sriya]

i red the MSDN... but i haven't found an exact way to do it...
please help me.
i just need to distirbute my toolkit with the Common Language Runtime

thankx

[Shuja Ali]

Have you gone through the links that I provided im my previous post. The first link shows you exactly how to re-distribute the .NET framework.

[sriya]

thanks for ur links...
i red them...
but i'm not clear how to do it

[Shuja Ali]

Ok Tell us what all have you understood till now from the Links.

[jmcilhinney]

Um, did my post go unnoticed? Install the bootstrapper plugin and then when you build your Setup project it will include the Framework automatically. That's all you need. I'm assuming from your first post that you have already create a Setup project. Is that true?