VB6 Deployment of .Net Framework 2.0?

[BigJohn]

I am adding a COM .Net 2.0 object to my current VB6 Package and Deploy stack.

I know I need the .Net Framework 2.0 deck somewhere in the setup.lst file.

Which file an where should it be placed?

I assume the .Net Framework 2.0 Distributable is needed. Should this be
placed in the bootstrap section or somewhere else?

Asking 700 end users to "go get the install" is not an option. I had this
advice provided in the VB6 board. I also plan on upgrading to VB .Net 2005
as the next release, but time constraints for the upgrade do not allow for
this release.

Thank you

 

[Family Tree Mike]

I am adding a COM .Net 2.0 object to my current VB6 Package and Deploy stack.

I know I need the .Net Framework 2.0 deck somewhere in the setup.lst file.

Which file an where should it be placed?

I assume the .Net Framework 2.0 Distributable is needed. Should this be
placed in the bootstrap section or somewhere else?

Asking 700 end users to "go get the install" is not an option. I had this
advice provided in the VB6 board. I also plan on upgrading to VB .Net 2005
as the next release, but time constraints for the upgrade do not allow for
this release.

Thank you

Unfortunately, most people here probably don't build installers with the VB6
platform. People here probably could help you bundle the VB6 application
within a VS 2005 setup and deployment project.

 

[BigJohn]

We consider this, but the VB6 installer utilized features which were not
easily transferred (e.g. controls, ini files, multiple EXE modules, ODBC
configuration setup, DAO objects). We figured it may be easier to add the
..Net Framework in bootstrap than to add VS 6.0 objects to .Net.

 

[Steven Cheng]

Hi John,

Use VS setup project will make redistribute net framework quite easy. If
using VS setup project is really not an option for your case, I think you
may consider use some custom code(write a wrapper program for your vb6
setup) which detect the .net framework and launch the .net framework
setup(runtime redistributable package):

#How to determine which versions of the .NET Framework are installed and
whether service packs have been applied
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/318785

http://www.thescripts.com/forum/thread352162.html


Sincerely,

Steven Cheng

Microsoft MSDN Online Support Lead


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