Hi there!

I'm trying to distribute my application to my colleagues. Theircomputers must have the dot net framework installed.

Is there a way to install the dot net framework during the application set up? or VB express edition 08 is limited and I have to require my colleagues to manually install it?

Thanks,

Charly

Hi David,

I redownloaded the dotnetfx file and followed again the process described at http://download.microsoft.com/download/A/2/8/A2807F78-C861-4B66-9B31-9205C3F22252/VS2008SP1Readme.htm

2.3.1.1 Enable Samesite for the .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 bootstrapper package

and removed the spaces between the < and the P in PackageFile.

I finally could publish my application!!!!!

Thanks a lot

I think if you make some searches about ClickOnce and .NET Framework you'll find something that may be the answer for your question.

I did this using InnoSetup, but i did it because it dont know to use very well ClickOnce. Try to search more documentation about ClickOnce and i'm sure you can resolve this problem.

Only the full commercialedition of Visual Studio allows you to create redistributable programs. With the Express editions, you will have to install the framework manually, if it's not already there.

Solitaire,

I couldn't find out if you were right so I guess it is actually possible to include a dot net framework to an application with VB express edition 08. Let me know if youcan find a documentationdescribing this limitation though.

Alex_dotNET,

I had a look at ClickOne especially this documentation availableat the help: It is named "Closer Look: Including Prerequisites with Your Program" ms-help://MS.VSCC.v90/MS.msdnexpress.v90.en/dv_vbcnexpress/html/839add0c-a2f2-457f-8622-9757c2280a5d.htm

I tried to include the .net framework 3.5 SP1. For this purpose I downloaded the Full Redistributable Packageand pasted it at the same locationas my application. I checked on the Prerequisites dialog box the .net framework 3.5 and selected the option 'Download prerequisites from the same location as my application'
Then when publishing I got this kind of error

Error3The install location for prerequisites has not been set to 'component vendor's web site' and the file 'DotNetFX35SP1\dotNetFX20\aspnet.msp' in item '.NET Framework 3.5 SP1' can not be located on disk. See Help for more information.MiniLightMix

I don't get it.

Thanks for your posts.

Charly

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Solitaire is partially correct. the Setup and Deployment project template does not ship with any Express Edition. that means that Kira's link to How to: Install Prerequisites in Windows Installer Deploymentwill not work.

however you do have ClickOnce available to you in Express Editions, so you can create a setup.exe that will check for the .NET Framework and install it if it's not there already. see ClickOnce Deploymentand ClickOnce Deployment for Windows Forms Applications.

Charly - by default, the .NET FX 3.5 SP1 is web-install only. you need to follow the instructions at

http://download.microsoft.com/download/A/2/8/A2807F78-C861-4B66-9B31-9205C3F22252/VS2008SP1Readme.htm

See: 2.3.1.1 Enable Samesite for the .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 bootstrapper package

in order to include the .NET Framework with your installer. it's somewhat crazy, but you only have to do it once.

m.

Hey Mary,

I followed the instructions at http://download.microsoft.com/download/A/2/8/A2807F78-C861-4B66-9B31-9205C3F22252/VS2008SP1Readme.htm2.3.1.1 Enable Samesite for the .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 bootstrapper package

Update the Package Data

I pasted the following into the < PackageFiles > element:

<PackageFiles CopyAllPackageFiles="IfNotHomeSite">
< PackageFile Name="TOOLS\clwireg.exe" />
< PackageFile Name="TOOLS\clwireg_x64.exe" />
< PackageFile Name="TOOLS\clwireg_ia64.exe" />
<PackageFile Name="dotNetFX20\aspnet.msp" PublicKey="3082010A0..........

.....

.....

</PackageFiles>

and modified the 2 PublicKey values.

Download and Extract the Core Installation Files

The folder structureI gotresembles the following:
o DotNetFx35SP1 (folder)

• dotNetFX20 (folder)
• dotNetFX30 (folder)
• dotNetFX35 (folder)
• dotNetMSP (folder)
• en
• dotNetFx35setup.exe (file)
• product.xml

Icouldn't generate the "TOOL" folder with the 3 exe (clwireg.exe, clwireg_x64.exe and clwireg_ia64.exe). When I select the .net framework 3.5 SP1 on the prerequisite box I can see a tiny warning icon meaning that "prerequisite could not be found for bootstrapping"

When I try to publish my application I get the following error

Warning1Item 'Microsoft.Net.Framework.3.5.SP1' could not be located in 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v6.0A\Bootstrapper\'.

Did I miss something? Where can I get clwireg.exe, clwireg_x64.exe and clwireg_ia64.exe?

Thanks for your post

Charly

You will need to get the Tools folder. I've heard of one other instance of this not working right, and re-downloading the dotnetfx file and re-extracting it seemed to solve the problem. I'm asking around to see if anyone knows why the tools folder might not be getting extracted, I can't get that problem to reproduce.

Once you have the Tools folder, you need ot remove the spaces between the < and the P in PackageFile for the elements you added. (There's a bug in the ReadMe that we are fixing ASAP).

I hope that clarifies a few things for you!

Hi David,

I redownloaded the dotnetfx file and followed again the process described at http://download.microsoft.com/download/A/2/8/A2807F78-C861-4B66-9B31-9205C3F22252/VS2008SP1Readme.htm

2.3.1.1 Enable Samesite for the .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 bootstrapper package

and removed the spaces between the < and the P in PackageFile.

I finally could publish my application!!!!!

Thanks a lot