.NET 2, Win98

[Peter Morris]

I have developed a .NET2 app in VS2008 but it wont install on Win98 (A
required DLL is missing). Can anyone tell me what I need to install on
Win98 to run the MSI?

Thanks

Pete

 

[Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]]

.NET 2.0 is supported on Windows 98. You can also download it (and see
the system requirements) here:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...CB-4362-4B0D-8EDD-AAB15C5E04F5&displaylang=en

 

[Peter Morris]

Yes, the .NET 2 framework is already installed. When I try to run the MSI
file it tells me a DLL is missing. If I try to run the setup.exe file that
the install project also creates I get an error telling me that I need a
newer version of Windows.

If I copy the files directly onto the Win98 box and run it I get a vague
error message telling me that the application has generated an exception
that could not be handled. As the SDK wont install I can't see how I can
discover what the exception is.


Pete

 

[Family Tree Mike]

Yes, the .NET 2 framework is already installed. When I try to run the MSI
file it tells me a DLL is missing. If I try to run the setup.exe file that
the install project also creates I get an error telling me that I need a
newer version of Windows.

If I copy the files directly onto the Win98 box and run it I get a vague
error message telling me that the application has generated an exception
that could not be handled. As the SDK wont install I can't see how I can
discover what the exception is.


Pete

It sounds like the version of windows installer that your msi requires isn't
there. It looks like Installer 3.1 is not supported on win 98. I remember
some setting on the prerequisites page for the installer properties that
asked which installer to use. I don't have full VS at home now so I cannot
confirm the page.

 

[Arne Vajhøj]

I have developed a .NET2 app in VS2008 but it wont install on Win98 (A
required DLL is missing). Can anyone tell me what I need to install on
Win98 to run the MSI?

Have you tried a dependency walker to see what DLL is missing ?

Arne