Microsoft no longer supports distributing .Net via a merge module (MSM). If you try to add the VS.Net FW MSM, you get an error when you try to run the resulting install package, stating that this MSM is not the correct way to distribute the framework...use dotnetfx.exe instead! They changed this with the "official" release of VS.Net.
My product contains a mix of .Net and WinDNA components. I only want to boat the customer HD if they pick the newer .Net stuff. Dave. -----Original Message----- From: dotnet discussion [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Deepak Rao Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2002 8:30 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [DOTNET] How to determine if .NET framework is already installed? Why not just include the .Net framework merge modules with your MSI? That way it will install the runtime if it's not already present. Deepak > -----Original Message----- > From: dotnet discussion [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of > Graeme Foster > Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2002 6:10 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [DOTNET] How to determine if .NET framework is already > installed? > > Umm, is there a reason you're not using the MsiNetAssemblySupport > property? It seems like a good idea to use Windows Installer's built > in test. > > G. > -- > Graeme Foster ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > Principal Software Engineer > Aston Broadcast Systems Ltd. (http://www.aston.tv) > Disclaimer: I really don't have a clue what I'm on about. > > -----Original Message----- > From: dotnet discussion [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of > David Brown > Sent: 16 April 2002 18:30 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: How to determine if .NET framework is already installed? > > > I too avoided the registry. My MSI Setup first checks the to see if the > versioned directory exists, and if it does, then verifies that > mscorcfg.dll exists in that directory (and extracts the build number > from that file). > > You can read messages from the DOTNET archive, unsubscribe from DOTNET, or > subscribe to other DevelopMentor lists at http://discuss.develop.com. You can read messages from the DOTNET archive, unsubscribe from DOTNET, or subscribe to other DevelopMentor lists at http://discuss.develop.com. You can read messages from the DOTNET archive, unsubscribe from DOTNET, or subscribe to other DevelopMentor lists at http://discuss.develop.com.
