chloroform Posted March 24, 2004 Share Posted March 24, 2004 I was wondering if there was a way to make an installer for C# applications that would check and see if the .NET framework was installed, and installs if it's not present? Also, can the framework be installed on earlier versions of Windows (before 2k)? Thanks . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted March 24, 2004 Share Posted March 24, 2004 I'm no good with programming, but it should be possible to check the existance of .NET Framework by programming your installer to check in:Registry: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\NET Framework Setup\NDP\v1.1.4322 Folder: %systemroot%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v1.1.4322 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doggie Posted March 24, 2004 Share Posted March 24, 2004 yeah that be right aaron i think.. as for installing on other OS's, i think its possible to install on older windows, but probably only as far as 2000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chloroform Posted March 24, 2004 Author Share Posted March 24, 2004 So I can check for the .NET framework. I'm gussing I can write a batch file that checks the registry and installs the needed files if the framework is absent, and then launches my C# application? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doggie Posted March 24, 2004 Share Posted March 24, 2004 i guess you could, all i'd actually suggest is when u run your program, if it cant find the Latest .NET framework registry key or keys, make it popup with a message box "Unable to continue without .Net Framework" and make it kill the app. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chloroform Posted March 24, 2004 Author Share Posted March 24, 2004 Or ask the user if he wants to go ahead and install the framework. I'll try that, thanks . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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