.Net Application crash when .net framework is not installed

[babylon]

How can I show a dialog to the user to indicate the .net framework is not
installed?

thank you

 

[Oleg Ogurok]

You can create a setup package for your project. When a user tries to
install it, he will be notified to install the framework first.

 

[babylon]

thank you...I know it...

but I'd still like to know if there's any 'offical' way to display a dialog
in case .net framework is not installed..

as it may happens like:
- user install the msi (.net framework + my program)
- user uninstall the .net framework
- user run my program..

it is undesirable to see a program crash in any situration....giving our
error message is definitely a better way to do it..

or should I write a win32 application which check if the .net framework is
installed and the call createprocess to invoke the .net application?

thank you very much!

 

[Mitch Ruebush]

Have your application get kicked off by a batch file or vbscript that first
checks for the existance of necessary files, this could even check for the
proper versions of the framework.

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