Checking .NET runtime

[RedLars]

Whats the recommended way for checking if a certain .NET runtime has
been installed on a computer?

Checking if for instance C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727
exists ? or ?

 

[Mattias Sjögren]

Whats the recommended way for checking if a certain .NET runtime has
been installed on a computer?

Checking if for instance C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727
exists ? or ?

You don't specify if you want to check it manually, programmatically
or for example in a setup project. So I suggest you start here

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/318785

and be sure to follow the reference to Aaron Stebner's blog if you
want to do the checks in code.


Mattias

 

[David Ching]

Whats the recommended way for checking if a certain .NET runtime has
been installed on a computer?

Checking if for instance C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727
exists ? or ?

Here is an article describing how to use the presence of certain reg keys:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315291/en-us

-- David (MVP - Visual C++)