>I need to install my VB.NET app on Win2000 Professional PC's that do not have the dotnet framework installed. Inorder to make this as seemless and easy as possible, I want to run the dotnetFramwork install exe as a preinstall executable in my installshield setup. Is this possible?


Fred;

Somehow the following takes a lot of fun out of software development:

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1. I need an attorney to let me know if I should even consider this!
2. Be sure it only runs on Windows!
3. I like the part where I will "defend Microsoft". I know what is meant here but it sounds funny.
3. I could not find Section 3.2 (mixed blessings?).

Best of luck.

Tom