>>>Michael, why not have the launcher copy the new runtimes into a work directory.
>>>Then use the runonce registry setting to copy the new runtimes during a reboot.
>>>You could also force a reboot use any of the shutdown api's lying around.
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>>What a grand idea, thanks!
>>One of our staff programmers who says his job title is "Professional Software Installer" would like to buy you a drink.
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>A better idea would be to put a Setup Wizard runtime install out on the network and use the same approach (a runonce key) to actually run the Setup Wizard installation; this ensures that files are copiued into place properly and registry entries are updated, etc.

Now your talking ...