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how to install .NET Framework 2.0 unattended using VS.NET Setup Project TemplateHi all
we're trying to create an MSI package to deploy a .NET 2.0 Windows Service using ADS and Computer Policy. To our question: does someone know a good document which describes 'how to build or create a windows installer setup routine using Visual Studio 2005' ? The problem we've faced is, that the installer wants to download the .NET redistributable from the internet.. that does not work, using GPO. Help's appreciated! Christian You can deploy the .NET Framework using WSUS and performing a silent
install: dotnetfx.exe /q:a /c:"install /q Or you can change the download location in the prerequisites window to a uri on the intranet. http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa480239.aspx Gabriel Lozano-Morán The .NET Aficionado http://www.pointerx.net Show quote "Christian Muggli" <christian.muggli@newsgroups.nospam> wrote in message news:eomWKkQHHHA.420@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > Hi all > > we're trying to create an MSI package to deploy a .NET 2.0 Windows Service > using ADS and Computer Policy. > To our question: does someone know a good document which describes 'how to > build or create a windows installer setup routine using Visual Studio > 2005' ? > The problem we've faced is, that the installer wants to download the .NET > redistributable from the internet.. that does not work, using GPO. > > Help's appreciated! > > Christian > Hi Christian,
Based on my understanding, you'd like to create an MSI package to deploy a .NET 2.0 Windows Service and add .NET Framework 2.0 as a prerequisite. If I'm off base, please feel free to let me know. It's easy to add .NET Framework 2.0 as a prerequisite to a Bootstrapper setup in VS2005. The following is the steps. 1. In Solution Explorer, right-click the setup project and then click Properties. The Property pages box will appear. 2. Click Prerequisites and then select Create setup program to install the prerequisite components. 3. In Choose which prerequisite to install (for example .NET Framework 2.0). 4. In Specify the install location for prerequisites, choose the appropriate option for your application. (Note: You can have users download the .NET Framework from the Microsoft Download Center Web site or a custom site specified by you.) 5. Click OK to close Prerequisites window. 6. Click OK to close Property Pages window. 7. Press F6, or select Build Solution to have Bootstrapper setup.exe and MSI package generated for you. Hope this helps. If you have anything unclear, please feel free to tell me. Sincerely, Linda Liu Microsoft Online Community Support ================================================== Get notification to my posts through email? Please refer to http://msdn.microsoft.com/subscriptions/managednewsgroups/default.aspx#notif ications. Note: The MSDN Managed Newsgroup support offering is for non-urgent issues where an initial response from the community or a Microsoft Support Engineer within 1 business day is acceptable. Please note that each follow up response may take approximately 2 business days as the support professional working with you may need further investigation to reach the most efficient resolution. The offering is not appropriate for situations that require urgent, real-time or phone-based interactions or complex project analysis and dump analysis issues. Issues of this nature are best handled working with a dedicated Microsoft Support Engineer by contacting Microsoft Customer Support Services (CSS) at http://msdn.microsoft.com/subscriptions/support/default.aspx. ================================================== This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. Thanks for your reply linda
The problem is the deployment of the application using GPO. We always get a 'Fatal error during installation' in EventViewer on systems that pull the package cause of the GPO .. That's because the MSI (which we created like you described it below) checks for the prerequisities, then detects the missing framework 2.0 and ASKS the user what to do. So, using GPO who (the heck) should answer this question? I saw a few postings, stating, that MS wants the user to Accept the EULA for installing the .NET Framework 2.0. Check out this link: http://blogs.msdn.com/astebner/archive/2006/01/15/513125.aspx -- search for this part on the page .. -- Hi Aaron, this is all very well but this web page seems to suggest that you are not allowed to do silent installs. http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dnnetdep/html/isvdistmsdn.asp?frame=true note in particular the text: "Note that the redistribution license does not allow the ISV to alter the installation experience of the runtime components (for instance, it does not allow calling the runtime setup applications with the silent option turned on)." --- So, to our Problem .. We're an ISV and we created a windows service which collects hard-/software inventory information, sends that information to a central 'information dispatcher' using sockets .. Since we can NOT ask our customers to buy an extra software distribution solution, nor all of 'em have SMS to make the deployment, we need an easy way to deploy our service -> Group Policy Objects .. And since it is coded in VS.NET 2005, we need to deploy the .NET Framework 2.0 packaged inside the MSI as a prerequisity. There's another article stating, that the deployment of Framework 2.0 can be done using GPO. http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa480236.aspx Well, that nice, good, but bad. From the perspective of a SysAdmin, which just wants to deploy .NET Framework on systems that really require that package, this is a 'extra expense'.. Aditionally it is funny, that on the one hand MS wants the user to accepts the eula, and the other hand, MS allows a SysAdmin to deploy it using GPO.. Well' i can see the difference clearly, since the SysAdmin takes the 'EULA-Acceptor-Role' .. So, back to the 'Challenge' .. Do you see a way to create and MSI Package using Visual Studio Setup Project, or do we really need to spend 3000 Dollars and buy Install Shield? Besides the high amount of money we'd have to pay, i absolutely DO NOT LIKE Macrovision! Christian Show quote "Linda Liu [MSFT]" <v-l***@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:5eJ2Y3ZHHHA.516@TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl... > Hi Christian, > > Based on my understanding, you'd like to create an MSI package to deploy a > NET 2.0 Windows Service and add .NET Framework 2.0 as a prerequisite. If > I'm off base, please feel free to let me know. > > It's easy to add .NET Framework 2.0 as a prerequisite to a Bootstrapper > setup in VS2005. The following is the steps. > > 1. In Solution Explorer, right-click the setup project and then click > Properties. The Property pages box will appear. > > 2. Click Prerequisites and then select Create setup program to install the > prerequisite components. > > 3. In Choose which prerequisite to install (for example .NET Framework > 2.0). > > 4. In Specify the install location for prerequisites, choose the > appropriate option for your application. (Note: You can have users > download > the .NET Framework from the Microsoft Download Center Web site or a custom > site specified by you.) > > 5. Click OK to close Prerequisites window. > > 6. Click OK to close Property Pages window. > > 7. Press F6, or select Build Solution to have Bootstrapper setup.exe and > MSI package generated for you. > > Hope this helps. > If you have anything unclear, please feel free to tell me. > > > Sincerely, > Linda Liu > Microsoft Online Community Support > > ================================================== > Get notification to my posts through email? Please refer to > http://msdn.microsoft.com/subscriptions/managednewsgroups/default.aspx#notif > ications. > > Note: The MSDN Managed Newsgroup support offering is for non-urgent issues > where an initial response from the community or a Microsoft Support > Engineer within 1 business day is acceptable. Please note that each follow > up response may take approximately 2 business days as the support > professional working with you may need further investigation to reach the > most efficient resolution. The offering is not appropriate for situations > that require urgent, real-time or phone-based interactions or complex > project analysis and dump analysis issues. Issues of this nature are best > handled working with a dedicated Microsoft Support Engineer by contacting > Microsoft Customer Support Services (CSS) at > http://msdn.microsoft.com/subscriptions/support/default.aspx. > ================================================== > > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no > rights. > There is a subtle difference in deploying the .NET Framework vs
redistributing the .NET Framework with your own product. Therefore like I mentioned in my other reply if you deploy the .NET Framework to your clients using WSUS they don't need to accept the EULA for .NET Framework. If they download it directly from the Windows Update site they have already accepted the Windows Update licensing terms and therefore they don't have to accept the EULA for .NET Framework either. If you redistribute it with your own MSI or if they download it from a link they have to accept the EULA. Therefore the only solution I see for you is to deploy the .NET Framework using a silent install using the Windows Server Update Services or deploy the .NET Framework using any other means and have the user explicitly accept the EULA which is not so uncommon in even large enterprises. Gabriel Lozano-Morán The .NET Aficionado http://www.pointerx.net Show quote "Christian Muggli" <christian.muggli@newsgroups.nospam> wrote in message news:O7ZO$0dHHHA.924@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > Thanks for your reply linda > > The problem is the deployment of the application using GPO. We always get > a 'Fatal error during installation' in EventViewer on systems that pull > the package cause of the GPO .. That's because the MSI (which we created > like you described it below) checks for the prerequisities, then detects > the missing framework 2.0 and ASKS the user what to do. So, using GPO who > (the heck) should answer this question? > > I saw a few postings, stating, that MS wants the user to Accept the EULA > for installing the .NET Framework 2.0. > > Check out this link: > > http://blogs.msdn.com/astebner/archive/2006/01/15/513125.aspx > > -- search for this part on the page .. -- > > Hi Aaron, > > this is all very well but this web page seems to suggest that you are not > allowed to do silent installs. > > http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dnnetdep/html/isvdistmsdn.asp?frame=true > > note in particular the text: > > "Note that the redistribution license does not allow the ISV to alter the > installation experience of the runtime components (for instance, it does > not allow calling the runtime setup applications with the silent option > turned on)." > > --- > > So, to our Problem .. We're an ISV and we created a windows service which > collects hard-/software inventory information, sends that information to a > central 'information dispatcher' using sockets .. Since we can NOT ask our > customers to buy an extra software distribution solution, nor all of 'em > have SMS to make the deployment, we need an easy way to deploy our > service -> Group Policy Objects .. And since it is coded in VS.NET 2005, > we need to deploy the .NET Framework 2.0 packaged inside the MSI as a > prerequisity. > > There's another article stating, that the deployment of Framework 2.0 can > be done using GPO. > > http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa480236.aspx > > Well, that nice, good, but bad. From the perspective of a SysAdmin, which > just wants to deploy .NET Framework on systems that really require that > package, this is a 'extra expense'.. > > Aditionally it is funny, that on the one hand MS wants the user to accepts > the eula, and the other hand, MS allows a SysAdmin to deploy it using > GPO.. Well' i can see the difference clearly, since the SysAdmin takes the > 'EULA-Acceptor-Role' .. > > So, back to the 'Challenge' .. Do you see a way to create and MSI Package > using Visual Studio Setup Project, or do we really need to spend 3000 > Dollars and buy Install Shield? Besides the high amount of money we'd have > to pay, i absolutely DO NOT LIKE Macrovision! > > Christian > > > > "Linda Liu [MSFT]" <v-l***@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:5eJ2Y3ZHHHA.516@TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl... >> Hi Christian, >> >> Based on my understanding, you'd like to create an MSI package to deploy >> a >> NET 2.0 Windows Service and add .NET Framework 2.0 as a prerequisite. If >> I'm off base, please feel free to let me know. >> >> It's easy to add .NET Framework 2.0 as a prerequisite to a Bootstrapper >> setup in VS2005. The following is the steps. >> >> 1. In Solution Explorer, right-click the setup project and then click >> Properties. The Property pages box will appear. >> >> 2. Click Prerequisites and then select Create setup program to install >> the >> prerequisite components. >> >> 3. In Choose which prerequisite to install (for example .NET Framework >> 2.0). >> >> 4. In Specify the install location for prerequisites, choose the >> appropriate option for your application. (Note: You can have users >> download >> the .NET Framework from the Microsoft Download Center Web site or a >> custom >> site specified by you.) >> >> 5. Click OK to close Prerequisites window. >> >> 6. Click OK to close Property Pages window. >> >> 7. Press F6, or select Build Solution to have Bootstrapper setup.exe and >> MSI package generated for you. >> >> Hope this helps. >> If you have anything unclear, please feel free to tell me. >> >> >> Sincerely, >> Linda Liu >> Microsoft Online Community Support >> >> ================================================== >> Get notification to my posts through email? Please refer to >> http://msdn.microsoft.com/subscriptions/managednewsgroups/default.aspx#notif >> ications. >> >> Note: The MSDN Managed Newsgroup support offering is for non-urgent >> issues >> where an initial response from the community or a Microsoft Support >> Engineer within 1 business day is acceptable. Please note that each >> follow >> up response may take approximately 2 business days as the support >> professional working with you may need further investigation to reach the >> most efficient resolution. The offering is not appropriate for situations >> that require urgent, real-time or phone-based interactions or complex >> project analysis and dump analysis issues. Issues of this nature are best >> handled working with a dedicated Microsoft Support Engineer by contacting >> Microsoft Customer Support Services (CSS) at >> http://msdn.microsoft.com/subscriptions/support/default.aspx. >> ================================================== >> >> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no >> rights. >> > > So, if a customer wants to buy our inventory solution he has to install WSUS
to deploy the .NET Framework? -> unpracticable! what we need is a way to install the Framework SILENT as a part of a setup routine. and if that shouldn't be possible, we'll have to downgrade the whole service to C++ 6.0. Because all what a C++ 6.0 service needs can be deployed/installed easily using an MSI Package.. no crappy question, no reboots, just an MSI deployed using GPO - it's just a bit hard to believe that MS has no practicable solution for that.. especially after after they already released Framework 1.0 and 1.1 year ago .. ! thanks for your comment anyway.. Christian Show quote "Gabriel Lozano-Morán" <ab***@frontbridge.com> wrote in message news:Ok40sKeHHHA.5000@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > There is a subtle difference in deploying the .NET Framework vs > redistributing the .NET Framework with your own product. Therefore like I > mentioned in my other reply if you deploy the .NET Framework to your > clients using WSUS they don't need to accept the EULA for .NET Framework. > If they download it directly from the Windows Update site they have > already accepted the Windows Update licensing terms and therefore they > don't have to accept the EULA for .NET Framework either. If you > redistribute it with your own MSI or if they download it from a link they > have to accept the EULA. > > Therefore the only solution I see for you is to deploy the .NET Framework > using a silent install using the Windows Server Update Services or deploy > the .NET Framework using any other means and have the user explicitly > accept the EULA which is not so uncommon in even large enterprises. > > Gabriel Lozano-Morán > The .NET Aficionado > http://www.pointerx.net > > > "Christian Muggli" <christian.muggli@newsgroups.nospam> wrote in message > news:O7ZO$0dHHHA.924@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >> Thanks for your reply linda >> >> The problem is the deployment of the application using GPO. We always get >> a 'Fatal error during installation' in EventViewer on systems that pull >> the package cause of the GPO .. That's because the MSI (which we created >> like you described it below) checks for the prerequisities, then detects >> the missing framework 2.0 and ASKS the user what to do. So, using GPO who >> (the heck) should answer this question? >> >> I saw a few postings, stating, that MS wants the user to Accept the EULA >> for installing the .NET Framework 2.0. >> >> Check out this link: >> >> http://blogs.msdn.com/astebner/archive/2006/01/15/513125.aspx >> >> -- search for this part on the page .. -- >> >> Hi Aaron, >> >> this is all very well but this web page seems to suggest that you are not >> allowed to do silent installs. >> >> http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dnnetdep/html/isvdistmsdn.asp?frame=true >> >> note in particular the text: >> >> "Note that the redistribution license does not allow the ISV to alter the >> installation experience of the runtime components (for instance, it does >> not allow calling the runtime setup applications with the silent option >> turned on)." >> >> --- >> >> So, to our Problem .. We're an ISV and we created a windows service which >> collects hard-/software inventory information, sends that information to >> a central 'information dispatcher' using sockets .. Since we can NOT ask >> our customers to buy an extra software distribution solution, nor all of >> 'em have SMS to make the deployment, we need an easy way to deploy our >> service -> Group Policy Objects .. And since it is coded in VS.NET 2005, >> we need to deploy the .NET Framework 2.0 packaged inside the MSI as a >> prerequisity. >> >> There's another article stating, that the deployment of Framework 2.0 can >> be done using GPO. >> >> http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa480236.aspx >> >> Well, that nice, good, but bad. From the perspective of a SysAdmin, which >> just wants to deploy .NET Framework on systems that really require that >> package, this is a 'extra expense'.. >> >> Aditionally it is funny, that on the one hand MS wants the user to >> accepts the eula, and the other hand, MS allows a SysAdmin to deploy it >> using GPO.. Well' i can see the difference clearly, since the SysAdmin >> takes the 'EULA-Acceptor-Role' .. >> >> So, back to the 'Challenge' .. Do you see a way to create and MSI Package >> using Visual Studio Setup Project, or do we really need to spend 3000 >> Dollars and buy Install Shield? Besides the high amount of money we'd >> have to pay, i absolutely DO NOT LIKE Macrovision! >> >> Christian >> >> >> >> "Linda Liu [MSFT]" <v-l***@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:5eJ2Y3ZHHHA.516@TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl... >>> Hi Christian, >>> >>> Based on my understanding, you'd like to create an MSI package to deploy >>> a >>> NET 2.0 Windows Service and add .NET Framework 2.0 as a prerequisite. If >>> I'm off base, please feel free to let me know. >>> >>> It's easy to add .NET Framework 2.0 as a prerequisite to a Bootstrapper >>> setup in VS2005. The following is the steps. >>> >>> 1. In Solution Explorer, right-click the setup project and then click >>> Properties. The Property pages box will appear. >>> >>> 2. Click Prerequisites and then select Create setup program to install >>> the >>> prerequisite components. >>> >>> 3. In Choose which prerequisite to install (for example .NET Framework >>> 2.0). >>> >>> 4. In Specify the install location for prerequisites, choose the >>> appropriate option for your application. (Note: You can have users >>> download >>> the .NET Framework from the Microsoft Download Center Web site or a >>> custom >>> site specified by you.) >>> >>> 5. Click OK to close Prerequisites window. >>> >>> 6. Click OK to close Property Pages window. >>> >>> 7. Press F6, or select Build Solution to have Bootstrapper setup.exe and >>> MSI package generated for you. >>> >>> Hope this helps. >>> If you have anything unclear, please feel free to tell me. >>> >>> >>> Sincerely, >>> Linda Liu >>> Microsoft Online Community Support >>> >>> ================================================== >>> Get notification to my posts through email? Please refer to >>> http://msdn.microsoft.com/subscriptions/managednewsgroups/default.aspx#notif >>> ications. >>> >>> Note: The MSDN Managed Newsgroup support offering is for non-urgent >>> issues >>> where an initial response from the community or a Microsoft Support >>> Engineer within 1 business day is acceptable. Please note that each >>> follow >>> up response may take approximately 2 business days as the support >>> professional working with you may need further investigation to reach >>> the >>> most efficient resolution. The offering is not appropriate for >>> situations >>> that require urgent, real-time or phone-based interactions or complex >>> project analysis and dump analysis issues. Issues of this nature are >>> best >>> handled working with a dedicated Microsoft Support Engineer by >>> contacting >>> Microsoft Customer Support Services (CSS) at >>> http://msdn.microsoft.com/subscriptions/support/default.aspx. >>> ================================================== >>> >>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no >>> rights. >>> >> >> > > Hi Christian,
Sorry for my delayed reply. When deloying .NET Framework 2.0 using Active Directory, the end users still need to accept EULA. To my opinion, the only way to install .NET Framework silently is to executing Dotnetfx.exe using the following command: dotnetfx.exe /q:a /c:"install /q" In order to be launched and installed silently as part of a setup program for a .NET Framework application, I think the only possible way is to create a custom setup program. The setup program performs the following operations: 1. Detect whether the .NET Framework is installed. 2. Launch a silent installation of Dotnetfx.exe. 3. Process common error codes during installation. 4. Call the MSI Setup for an application and suppress reboot until the application is installed. I have seached the MSDN, and only found a sample code for .NET Framework 1.1. You may visit the following link to get this sample. .NET Framework Version 1.1 Setup.exe Bootstrapper Sample Source Code http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/netframework/aa569266.aspx Hope this helps. Sincerely, Linda Liu Microsoft Online Community Support Hi Christian,
How about the problem now? If you need our further assistance, please feel free to let me know. Thank you for using our MSDN Managed Newsgroup Support Service! Sincerely, Linda Liu Microsoft Online Community Support Since you are using GPO's, why not extract the framework from the
dotnetfx.exe file and deploy it as well via GPO? Another reason you may be getting the fatal error is that your target systems don't have Windows Installer 3.1. If not, you will need to deploy this via the GPO as well. If you have Windows Server Update Service installed, it will deploy both the installer and framework for you. Mike Ober. Show quote "Christian Muggli" <christian.muggli@newsgroups.nospam> wrote in message news:O7ZO$0dHHHA.924@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > Thanks for your reply linda > > The problem is the deployment of the application using GPO. We always get > a 'Fatal error during installation' in EventViewer on systems that pull > the package cause of the GPO .. That's because the MSI (which we created > like you described it below) checks for the prerequisities, then detects > the missing framework 2.0 and ASKS the user what to do. So, using GPO who > (the heck) should answer this question? > > I saw a few postings, stating, that MS wants the user to Accept the EULA > for installing the .NET Framework 2.0. > > Check out this link: > > http://blogs.msdn.com/astebner/archive/2006/01/15/513125.aspx > > -- search for this part on the page .. -- > > Hi Aaron, > > this is all very well but this web page seems to suggest that you are not > allowed to do silent installs. > > http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dnnetdep/html/isvdistmsdn.asp?frame=true > > note in particular the text: > > "Note that the redistribution license does not allow the ISV to alter the > installation experience of the runtime components (for instance, it does > not allow calling the runtime setup applications with the silent option > turned on)." > > --- > > So, to our Problem .. We're an ISV and we created a windows service which > collects hard-/software inventory information, sends that information to a > central 'information dispatcher' using sockets .. Since we can NOT ask our > customers to buy an extra software distribution solution, nor all of 'em > have SMS to make the deployment, we need an easy way to deploy our > service -> Group Policy Objects .. And since it is coded in VS.NET 2005, > we need to deploy the .NET Framework 2.0 packaged inside the MSI as a > prerequisity. > > There's another article stating, that the deployment of Framework 2.0 can > be done using GPO. > > http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa480236.aspx > > Well, that nice, good, but bad. From the perspective of a SysAdmin, which > just wants to deploy .NET Framework on systems that really require that > package, this is a 'extra expense'.. > > Aditionally it is funny, that on the one hand MS wants the user to accepts > the eula, and the other hand, MS allows a SysAdmin to deploy it using > GPO.. Well' i can see the difference clearly, since the SysAdmin takes the > 'EULA-Acceptor-Role' .. > > So, back to the 'Challenge' .. Do you see a way to create and MSI Package > using Visual Studio Setup Project, or do we really need to spend 3000 > Dollars and buy Install Shield? Besides the high amount of money we'd have > to pay, i absolutely DO NOT LIKE Macrovision! > > Christian > > > > "Linda Liu [MSFT]" <v-l***@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:5eJ2Y3ZHHHA.516@TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl... >> Hi Christian, >> >> Based on my understanding, you'd like to create an MSI package to deploy >> a >> NET 2.0 Windows Service and add .NET Framework 2.0 as a prerequisite. If >> I'm off base, please feel free to let me know. >> >> It's easy to add .NET Framework 2.0 as a prerequisite to a Bootstrapper >> setup in VS2005. The following is the steps. >> >> 1. In Solution Explorer, right-click the setup project and then click >> Properties. The Property pages box will appear. >> >> 2. Click Prerequisites and then select Create setup program to install >> the >> prerequisite components. >> >> 3. In Choose which prerequisite to install (for example .NET Framework >> 2.0). >> >> 4. In Specify the install location for prerequisites, choose the >> appropriate option for your application. (Note: You can have users >> download >> the .NET Framework from the Microsoft Download Center Web site or a >> custom >> site specified by you.) >> >> 5. Click OK to close Prerequisites window. >> >> 6. Click OK to close Property Pages window. >> >> 7. Press F6, or select Build Solution to have Bootstrapper setup.exe and >> MSI package generated for you. >> >> Hope this helps. >> If you have anything unclear, please feel free to tell me. >> >> >> Sincerely, >> Linda Liu >> Microsoft Online Community Support >> >> ================================================== >> Get notification to my posts through email? Please refer to >> http://msdn.microsoft.com/subscriptions/managednewsgroups/default.aspx#notif >> ications. >> >> Note: The MSDN Managed Newsgroup support offering is for non-urgent >> issues >> where an initial response from the community or a Microsoft Support >> Engineer within 1 business day is acceptable. Please note that each >> follow >> up response may take approximately 2 business days as the support >> professional working with you may need further investigation to reach the >> most efficient resolution. The offering is not appropriate for situations >> that require urgent, real-time or phone-based interactions or complex >> project analysis and dump analysis issues. Issues of this nature are best >> handled working with a dedicated Microsoft Support Engineer by contacting >> Microsoft Customer Support Services (CSS) at >> http://msdn.microsoft.com/subscriptions/support/default.aspx. >> ================================================== >> >> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no >> rights. >> > > The answer is bootstrappers, which are a very powerfull mechanism for making
MSI's do what you want. One of my co-workers wrote up the custom bootstrapper work he did (for x64 and IA64, mostly) in his blog: http://www.coversant.net/dotnetnuke/Default.aspx?tabid=88&EntryID=16 I know he was quite impressed with the flexability they offered. Show quote "Christian Muggli" <christian.muggli@newsgroups.nospam> wrote in message news:eomWKkQHHHA.420@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > Hi all > > we're trying to create an MSI package to deploy a .NET 2.0 Windows Service > using ADS and Computer Policy. > To our question: does someone know a good document which describes 'how to > build or create a windows installer setup routine using Visual Studio > 2005' ? > The problem we've faced is, that the installer wants to download the .NET > redistributable from the internet.. that does not work, using GPO. > > Help's appreciated! > > Christian > Chris
The whole problem is that accorind to the license agreements you can't perform an unattended installation whether or not he uses bootstrappers. The license agreements for redistributing the .NET Framework reads that the user has to accept the End User License Agreements before installing the .NET Framework. Gabriel Show quote "Chris Mullins" <cmull***@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:%23RcRSfhHHHA.2632@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > The answer is bootstrappers, which are a very powerfull mechanism for > making MSI's do what you want. > > One of my co-workers wrote up the custom bootstrapper work he did (for x64 > and IA64, mostly) in his blog: > http://www.coversant.net/dotnetnuke/Default.aspx?tabid=88&EntryID=16 > > I know he was quite impressed with the flexability they offered. > > -- > Chris Mullins, MCSD.NET, MCPD:Enterprise > http://www.coversant.net/blogs/cmullins > > > > "Christian Muggli" <christian.muggli@newsgroups.nospam> wrote in message > news:eomWKkQHHHA.420@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >> Hi all >> >> we're trying to create an MSI package to deploy a .NET 2.0 Windows >> Service using ADS and Computer Policy. >> To our question: does someone know a good document which describes 'how >> to build or create a windows installer setup routine using Visual Studio >> 2005' ? >> The problem we've faced is, that the installer wants to download the .NET >> redistributable from the internet.. that does not work, using GPO. >> >> Help's appreciated! >> >> Christian >> > >  |
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