.NET Framework in automatic updates

[Guest]

I have recently commisioned a software house to develop some code for me.
When I attempted to run the programme it failed saying I needed to install
..NET version 2. The process itself was quite easy but I don't want my
customers to have to go through the process. The company claim that .NET is
part of the automatic updates but although I this switched on it wasn't
installed on my PC.

So my question is simply this. Is the .NET framework one of the automatic
downloads and if it is why did my PC not download it?

Thanks in advance.

 

[Tom Willett]

Paul:

See this page for details. It can be installed doing a manual live update,
or as a standalone. Once it's installed, it will do any patches/updates via
automatic update.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/829019


|I have recently commisioned a software house to develop some code for me.
| When I attempted to run the programme it failed saying I needed to install
| .NET version 2. The process itself was quite easy but I don't want my
| customers to have to go through the process. The company claim that .NET
is
| part of the automatic updates but although I this switched on it wasn't
| installed on my PC.
|
| So my question is simply this. Is the .NET framework one of the automatic
| downloads and if it is why did my PC not download it?
|
| Thanks in advance.

 

[Guest]

So as I understand it... once the .NET framework is installed it will update
automatically. I had never heard of .NET until today and use my PC on an
extremely regular basis and often download software, my concern is that if I
didn't know about it what are the chances that my customers will.

So what percentage of XP users have .NET Framework ver 2 installed?
Did these users all have to initially go through the manual download process?

 

[Fuzzy Logic]

So as I understand it... once the .NET framework is installed it will
update automatically. I had never heard of .NET until today and use my
PC on an extremely regular basis and often download software, my concern
is that if I didn't know about it what are the chances that my customers
will.

So what percentage of XP users have .NET Framework ver 2 installed?
Did these users all have to initially go through the manual download
process?

..NET is an optional download via Windows Update so most people will likely not have it.

 

[Diablo]

if you have had software developed, the software developer would have
informed you that they would be programming with the microsoft .Net
framework, hence the new Visual Studio 2005!. also if you are concerned
in regards to your clients not having the microsoft .Net framework
installed on there pc then ask your software developer to include it
inside the msi package, as a standard msi install package will scan the
pc to see if the required .Net framework is installed, if the class id
is not located then the msi install will open a web page for you to
download and install the framework.

Diablo

 

[Guest]

Ok,

It looks as though the problem will be resolved pretty much how you describe
it Diablo. It still remains annoying not knowing roughly what percentage of
XP users have .NET 2 installed.

Just an additional thought, I presume that .NET 2 runs on the windows 2000
platform... is somebody able to confirm this?

Cheers

 

[Fuzzy Logic]

Ok,

It looks as though the problem will be resolved pretty much how you
describe it Diablo. It still remains annoying not knowing roughly what
percentage of XP users have .NET 2 installed.

Just an additional thought, I presume that .NET 2 runs on the windows
2000 platform... is somebody able to confirm this?
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=0856eacb-4362-4b0d-8edd-aab15c5e04f5
&displaylang=en#Requirements

Cheers

 

[Diablo]

the .net framework will install and operate under win98 upwards

the .Net framework installs in it's default directory GAC > (Global
Assembly Cache) located in "yourdriveletter:\Windows\assembly"

also the .Net Framework install path is located -
"yourdriveletter:\Windows\Microsoft.Net\Framework\v2.0.50727

Diablo

 

[Guest]

Troll? Isn't that what your mother raised?