In general, you are correct. If you install the .net framework on the
machine, it will ensure that windows installer 2.0 is installed on your
machine.
Note: There will be an updated bootstrapper for the 2003 framework
available soon (within a few weeks) on either
http://gotdotnet and msdn, so
that will be worth checking out if you wan to make sure the framework is
installed.
Todd
Todd Apley – Visual Basic Deployment Test Team
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
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| >Subject: RE: Deploy simple windows form application - Followup
| >Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2003 16:52:20 -0700
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| >Dave
| >
| >Thanks for the info, especially on the .msi file. The
| >setup.exe file I was talking about below is the one that
| >does the .net framework silent install if needed. My
| >understanding was not to build one w/ my project, but to
| >use the one that was at the address you suggested.
| >
| >I did that, but it does not seem to be working when I try
| >to install.
| >
| >Are you saying below that the setup file visual studio
| >creates does another task besides installing my app
| >via .msi file ? Are you saying that the upgrade to 2.0
| >or greater is something else I need to be worried about
| >when I deploy ? I thought the only thing I needed to
| >worry about was installing dotnetfx (.net framework) on
| >pc's that did not already have it.
| >
| >Bob Lambert
| >
| >
| >>-----Original Message-----
| >>The bootstrapper is only used to upgrade/install Windows
| >Installer to
| >>version 2.0 or greater. The Setup.exe, InstmsiA.exe,
| >InstMsiW.exe, and
| >>Setup.ini files are all related to the bootstrapper and
| >aren't needed if
| >>you don't need to do the upgrade.
| >>
| >>The .MSI file is the installation package. By default,
| >all of the files in
| >>your application are compressed and packaged inside
| >the .MSI file.
| >>However, there are some cases where you can
| >build "loose" and have the
| >>files externally. In this case, you will have files in
| >various
| >>subdirectories of the built output directory, and you
| >need to copy or
| >>include these. That is why the documentation said to
| >copy the folders, but
| >>there aren't any in your case.
| >>
| >>Also, the output of the Setup project does NOT install
| >the .NET Frameworks.
| >> That might be how your application is failing.
| >The .NET Frameworks needs
| >>to be on the target system. Or, you can use a different
| >bootstrapper that
| >>installs it for you. It can be found at:
| >>
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-
| >us/dnnetdep/html/dotnetframedepguid.asp
| >>
| >>
| >>I hope this clarifies a few things.
| >>
| >>---
| >>David Guyer - VBQA Deployment Testing
| >>This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
| >confers no rights.
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| >>>From: "bob lambert" <na*******@cinci.rr.com>
| >>>Sender: "bob lambert" <na*******@cinci.rr.com>
| >>>References: <06****************************@phx.gbl>
| >>>Subject: Deploy simple windows form application -
| >Followup
| >>>Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2003 17:41:26 -0700
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| >>>
| >>>Here's what I get when I try to install:
| >>>
| >>>takes forever installing, then gives the following
| >errors
| >>>the msiexec.exe file is linked to missing export
| >>>msi.dll:222
| >>>
| >>>then in another popup
| >>>
| >>>create process failed for the following command line:
| >>>msiexec /l
| >>>myproj installer.msi REBOOT = ReallySuppress
| >>>
| >>>
| >>>I rebooted (thinking maybe dotnetfx.exe got installed)
| >>>and re launched setup to get this error set
| >>>
| >>>incorrect command line parameters
| >>>win installer v.2.00.2600.1
| >>>
| >>>and myproj setup failed.
| >>>
| >>>so here is my settings.ini file:
| >>>
| >>>[Bootstrap]
| >>>Msi=myproj installer.msi
| >>>'LanguageDirectory=jpn
| >>>ProductName=My Project by Bob
| >>>DialogText=My Project by Bob
| >>>'CaptionText=
| >>>ErrorCaptionText=My Project Application Error
| >>>FxInstallerPath=/.
| >>>
| >>>I actually copied the files from cd to hard drive dir
| >and
| >>>executed setup from that dir.
| >>>
| >>>Thanks for help.
| >>>
| >>>Bob
| >>>>-----Original Message-----
| >>>>Help
| >>>>
| >>>>I am trying to deploy to another pc a vb.net std 2002
| >>>>windows form application. I am confused.
| >>>>
| >>>>I created a project - windows form
| >>>> I built form, compiled and debugged.
| >>>>I created a deployment project (myproj installer)
| >>>>I added my windows app to the installer
| >>>> under myproj installer properties, I set bootstrapper
| >>>> to none, in order to use the one I downloaded which
| >>>> does a silent (if needed) install of dotnetfx.exe for
| >>>> pc's w/o dotnet framework
| >>>>I built myproj installer
| >>>>
| >>>>in solution explorer, I see 2 projects
| >>>> myproj
| >>>> myproj installer
| >>>>
| >>>>Here's where I get stuck. I found the .msi file in
| >the
| >>>>release dir under myproj installer dir. MS dynamic
| >help
| >>>>says copy that file and all dir's under the dir where
| >>>msi
| >>>>file is to cd-rom for target pc install.
| >>>>
| >>>>Theres nothing under it !
| >>>>
| >>>>Does the msi file have the myproj.exe file and all the
| >>>>stuff needed bundled into it ? Because I see myproj
| >>>>folder at the same dir level as myproj installer dir.
| >I
| >>>>don't need that stuff do I ?
| >>>>
| >>>>I think I need dotnetfx.exe, myproj installer.msi,
| >>>>setup.exe, settings.ini. Not sure what else ?
| >>>>
| >>>>I tried to deploy this once and it crapped out during
| >>>>install on target pc.
| >>>>
| >>>>Please help. For a new user, the documentation is
| >>>poor.
| >>>>
| >>>>Thanks
| >>>>
| >>>>Bob Lambert
| >>>>
| >>>>
| >>>>.
| >>>>
| >>>
| >>
| >>.
| >>
| >
