Installing the .NET Framework

[Mark]

Is there some Microsoft website or ftp server that I can point my
installer to to download dotnetfx. Pointing users to the Windows
update page is not an option, I would like my application to install
the .NET framework seamlessly and silently without asking the user to
do anything other than agreeing to the license. Is this possible?

regards Mark

 

[Habib Heydarian [MSFT]]

For best practices in deploying the FX redistributable, see
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dnnetdep/html/dotnetframedepguid1_1.asp?frame=true

HabibH.

 

[Mort Andersen]

Thanks for replying to my post Habib, I appreciate it. However my
question remains unanswered, what I'm looking for is a permanent ftp or
website which I can hardcode into my installer. I do not wish to
distribute the .NET framework myself. .NET can be downloaded from the MS
site however the website has a dynamic session key and therefore cannot
be hardcoded into an install script. Also the sample install application
that Microsoft recomends using requires that you have dotnetfx available
from somewhere. My question is where is that?

 

[Kerry Sanders]

Thanks for replying to my post Habib, I appreciate it. However my
question remains unanswered, what I'm looking for is a permanent ftp or
website which I can hardcode into my installer. I do not wish to
distribute the .NET framework myself. .NET can be downloaded from the MS

I can understand the desire not to have to distribute the framework. However,
what about people who download your application that do not have broadband
access? What would you do for those consumers of your application?