If the end user dont have .net 4.0 installed , i dont want them to go to a microsoft page to download manually and install it. I rather want them to just click “ok” and the setup goes to my website and downloads the webinstaller file and start installing automatically.
In my solution i have 2 project, 1 windows project and 1 setup project. I have noticed that if i go to properties on either of the projects and then Prerequisites, there i can choose between these 3 options :
Download prerequisites from the component vendor's website ( default )
Download prerequisites from the same location as my application
Download prerequisites from the following location ( with a textbox )
I should want the last option right? But do i link to a folder in my website and it will look there for the right “name” to install ? Then i have to add the installers to that folder?
And i dont know if i only should do this on the windows project or the setup project or both?
I am using visual studios default installer.
Really confused.
Thanky you.
If it is ok for you to distribute the .NET framework with the program you can use the instructions from the answer to this post:
silent .NET Framework install in setup project
The setup should install the .NET framework without requiring any user input.