Question about .Net deployment

[ed]

I've just recently started working with .Net. So I appologize if this is a
repeat question.

I have a small app (~1.5 MB) that requires the .Net framework on the target
machine. The only articles that I have seen that will add the framework to
the distribution increase the msi file size by around 25 MB. I would really
prefer not to inflate my distribution that much.

Is there a way to make it where the it will download the .Net framework from
my website if and when it is needed?

thanks in advance,
ed

[Norman Yuan]

Why download .NET framework from your site? You should direct your user to
go to MS's site and download from there (provide a link in your app's
document, such as ReadMe.txt, would do it).

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I've just recently started working with .Net. So I appologize if this is a repeat question.

I have a small app (~1.5 MB) that requires the .Net framework on the target machine. The only articles that I have seen that will add the framework to the distribution increase the msi file size by around 25 MB. I would really prefer not to inflate my distribution that much.

Is there a way to make it where the it will download the .Net framework from my website if and when it is needed?

thanks in advance,
ed