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Microsoft .NET Framework Setup.exe Bootstrapper Sample

Brief Description
The Setup.exe Bootstrapper sample complements Dotnetfx.exe and a .NET Framework application's Microsoft® Windows® Installer-based setup program (.msi file).

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Quick Details
File Name:bootstrapper_sample.exe
Version:1.00
Date Published:1/27/2003
Language:English
Download Size:104 KB
Estimated Download Time: 1 min 56K

Overview

The Setup.exe Bootstrapper sample complements Dotnetfx.exe and a .NET Framework application's Microsoft® Windows® Installer-based setup program (.msi file). The purpose of the sample is to demonstrate how to create a single setup program that, when launched, installs the .NET Framework redistributable package Dotnetfx.exe, if necessary, and then installs a .NET Framework application.

This compiled sample download contains:
  • A compiled version of the sample (setup.exe)
  • A settings.ini file to control various aspects of the sample’s behavior (setting.ini)

The source code download contains all the source files needed to create the .NET Framework Setup.exe Bootstrapper Sample.

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System Requirements

  • Supported Operating Systems: Windows 2000; Windows 98; Windows ME; Windows NT; Windows XP

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Instructions

  1. Click the Download link to start the download, or choose a different language from the drop-down list and click Go.
  2. Do one of the following:
    • To start the installation immediately, click Open or Run this program from its current location.
    • To copy the download to your computer for installation at a later time, click Save or Save this program to disk.

Refer to the .NET Framework Deployment Guide for more information about using this sample.

Using Visual Studio .NET to Redistribute the .NET Framework describes how to use Microsoft Visual Studio® .NET to modify a deployment project to use the Setup.exe Bootstrapper sample, and how to edit the settings.ini file to deploy your .NET Framework application using Setup.exe.

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