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Deployment packages

Thanks to a lot of help from this group I am at the point where I have
to consider the best way to deploy my clients package. Some of the PC
using it may not have web access so it will be on CD.

Recommendations please for a package which will

a) Install the net framework from CD if not already installed
b) Install the net framework service pack(s) if not already installed
c) install my software
d) Install some data files
e) Optionally install such things as acrobat.

Thank you
Nov 21 '05 #1
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Jack,

There is one thing you cannot do. That is using a Net program that needs the
Net Framework to install the Net framework. For the rest you can try the
standard deployment project in Visual Studio Net. It has in my opinion all
that you ask.

A link about deployment the framework
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...distdeploy.asp

Here in this link are some other approaches

Deployment Toolkit (MSDE) however maybe it fullfils your needs
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...l/msdedepl.asp

On Touch (needs a webpage as you wrote you don't have that)
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...tframework.asp

I hope this helps a little bit?

Cor
Nov 21 '05 #2
Cor Ligthert wrote:
Jack,

There is one thing you cannot do. That is using a Net program that needs the
Net Framework to install the Net framework. For the rest you can try the
standard deployment project in Visual Studio Net. It has in my opinion all
that you ask.

A link about deployment the framework
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...distdeploy.asp

Here in this link are some other approaches

Deployment Toolkit (MSDE) however maybe it fullfils your needs
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...l/msdedepl.asp

On Touch (needs a webpage as you wrote you don't have that)
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...tframework.asp

I hope this helps a little bit?

Cor

Cor,

Thanks. Will look at those. Problem with the standard deployment package
is that if .net is not present it offers to load it off the web. I
cannot see a way of getting it to do it from the CD (although there are
a lot of things I do not see about .net until they are pointed out).
I have emailed wise to see if they can fill my needs.

Jack
Nov 21 '05 #3
Jack,

The standard deployment package from VSnet 2002/2003 is from a CD or
diskette or whatever like that

This far from complete, however to get an idea
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...pplication.asp

I hope this helps,

Cor
Nov 21 '05 #4
Jack

Check out
http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/do...r/default.aspx

This is a "bootstrapper" supplied by Microsoft which allows you to put the
framework download onto your CD and get it automatically installed before
your app installs.

Works a treat.

Regards
Simon
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Cor Ligthert wrote:
Jack,

There is one thing you cannot do. That is using a Net program that needs
the Net Framework to install the Net framework. For the rest you can try
the standard deployment project in Visual Studio Net. It has in my
opinion all that you ask.

A link about deployment the framework
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...distdeploy.asp

Here in this link are some other approaches

Deployment Toolkit (MSDE) however maybe it fullfils your needs
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...l/msdedepl.asp

On Touch (needs a webpage as you wrote you don't have that)
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...tframework.asp

I hope this helps a little bit?

Cor

Cor,

Thanks. Will look at those. Problem with the standard deployment package
is that if .net is not present it offers to load it off the web. I cannot
see a way of getting it to do it from the CD (although there are a lot of
things I do not see about .net until they are pointed out).
I have emailed wise to see if they can fill my needs.

Jack

Nov 21 '05 #5
"Jack Russell" <ja***@norubbish.tpg.com.au> schrieb im:
I am at the point where I have
to consider the best way to deploy my clients package. Some of the PC
using it may not have web access so it will be on CD.


Deploying the .NET Framework in a setup package
<URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/dotnet/faqs/?id=deployframework&lang=en>

--
M S Herfried K. Wagner
M V P <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/>
V B <URL:http://classicvb.org/petition/>
Nov 21 '05 #6
Thanks for all the replies. The bootstrap loader seems the way to go for
installing dotnet framework.

Do MS issue a setup like dotnetfx that contains the framework and
service packs?

Jack Russell

Cor Ligthert wrote:
Jack,

The standard deployment package from VSnet 2002/2003 is from a CD or
diskette or whatever like that

This far from complete, however to get an idea
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...pplication.asp

I hope this helps,

Cor

Nov 21 '05 #7

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