installing dot net framwork 1.1 Scott Burke 13.07.2006 19:46:02 I program on a new comptuer. lastest os and office. (XP Pro, Office2003) the program needs to run on two older computers. Is there a way to have Access test for "dot net framework 1.1" and if it does NOT exist install it? The basic ideal is this. If I am not here and they wont/need to run program X on a computer that does not have "dot net framework 1.1" I would like the program to install "dot net framework 1.1" automaticly. Ideals welcome. Scott Burke

Re: installing dot net framwork 1.1 John Mishefske <jmishefskeNO[ at ]SPAMyahoo.com> 14.07.2006 01:29:50 Scott Burke wrote: [Quoted Text] > I program on a new comptuer. lastest os and office. (XP Pro, Office2003) > the program needs to run on two older computers. > > Is there a way to have Access test for "dot net framework 1.1" and if it > does NOT exist install it? > > The basic ideal is this. If I am not here and they wont/need to run program > X on a computer that does not have "dot net framework 1.1" I would like the > program to install "dot net framework 1.1" automaticly. OK - ideas: Some discussion about registry keys to check: http://blogs.msdn.com/windows_installer_team/archive/2005/08/26/454298.aspx Redistributing the .NET Framework (from MSDN): http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnnetdep/html/redistdeploy.asp Using Visual Studio Setup and Deployment package? http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=315291 Using NSIS? http://nsis.sourceforge.net/wiki/Installing_the_Microsoft_.NET_Framework http://weblogs.asp.net/mhawley/archive/2004/02/06/68763.aspx Other flotsam: http://weblogs.asp.net/dking/archive/2004/07/28/200186.aspx I'm making some assumptions here (and you know what they say about that): You have an Access app that utilizes the .Net Framework somehow. So in VBA code you want to be able to run a proc that returns a True/False on whether the framework is intalled. If not you want to kick off a Setup.exe file you have somewhere (server, 'Net, share...). The general consensus is that your installation program should check for .NET framework and install it if necessary at the time the app is installed. FWIW. -- '--------------- 'John Mishefske '---------------

Re: installing dot net framwork 1.1 Scott Burke 14.07.2006 13:36:02 Hi John, Good assumption! Thanks for the links. The big problem with M$ help.... If you dont use the right word.... you wont find anything. More info. I Inhereded the situtation. This computer had Visual Studio on it. the others don't! This computer dont NOT have older files on it. References like: Microsoft Excel 11.0 Object Library Microsoft Outlook 11.0 Object Library I do like the registry keys ideal. I think that is the way to go. Scott Burke "John Mishefske" wrote: [Quoted Text] > Scott Burke wrote: > > I program on a new comptuer. lastest os and office. (XP Pro, Office2003) > > the program needs to run on two older computers. > > > > Is there a way to have Access test for "dot net framework 1.1" and if it > > does NOT exist install it? > > > > The basic ideal is this. If I am not here and they wont/need to run program > > X on a computer that does not have "dot net framework 1.1" I would like the > > program to install "dot net framework 1.1" automaticly. > > OK - ideas: > > Some discussion about registry keys to check: > http://blogs.msdn.com/windows_installer_team/archive/2005/08/26/454298.aspx > > Redistributing the .NET Framework (from MSDN): > http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnnetdep/html/redistdeploy.asp > > Using Visual Studio Setup and Deployment package? > http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=315291 > > Using NSIS? > http://nsis.sourceforge.net/wiki/Installing_the_Microsoft_.NET_Framework > http://weblogs.asp.net/mhawley/archive/2004/02/06/68763.aspx > > Other flotsam: > http://weblogs.asp.net/dking/archive/2004/07/28/200186.aspx > > I'm making some assumptions here (and you know what they say about that): > > You have an Access app that utilizes the .Net Framework somehow. So in VBA code you want > to be able to run a proc that returns a True/False on whether the framework is intalled. > If not you want to kick off a Setup.exe file you have somewhere (server, 'Net, share...). > > The general consensus is that your installation program should check for .NET framework > and install it if necessary at the time the app is installed. FWIW. > > -- > '--------------- > 'John Mishefske > '--------------- >