[05] .NET Framework on USB? [ASAP PLEASE]

[JuggaloBrotha]

the vb6 runtime files comes with every microsoft OS since win98, starting with win2003 the .net framework comes installed on every OS, in time you will be able to put your app on a USB drive and simply run it on every computer without installing the .net framework, provided every computer is running win2003 or windows vista (or newer)

[kleinma]

the vb6 runtime files comes with every microsoft OS since win98, starting with win2003 the .net framework comes installed on every OS, in time you will be able to put your app on a USB drive and simply run it on every computer without installing the .net framework, provided every computer is running win2003 or windows vista (or newer)

I think it was actually windows 2000 that was the first OS to ship with VB6 runtimes. I could be wrong, but I was pretty sure of that.

However I do agree that .NET will move to a similar fashion since vista has all 4 current framework versions preinstalled.

The reason why the framework needs to be installed locally though, is simply because it is a middleware layer between the OS and your EXE. It writes registry entires, and copies files in the windows folder. Running the CLR from a USB key is just not an option at this point.

Depending on the specs of the apps you want to be able to work with anywhere, you may want to consider writing these apps in ASP.NET instead, so you can really access them from anywhere that has a web connection.

[Half]

hah, the video guy was conveniently speeding up a process that looks like taking 2 weeks only to end up with something that takes 5 minutes to start. I wonder how big was the original app. If it was working on say AIX, $ 5000+ would probably be closer to reality but having in mind that some great code obfuscators are also doing something close and the price starts from $ 400, these people are definitely pushing their luck.

[JuggaloBrotha]

I think it was actually windows 2000 that was the first OS to ship with VB6 runtimes. I could be wrong, but I was pretty sure of that.

i've ran my vb6 programs on clean installs of win98 second edition without installing the vb6 runtime files, which tells me that vb6 runtime files came with win98se first

i've never looked it up though