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    when i write a program in VB 6 and compile and get my exe when i install in on system i dont need to download any framework.

    however when i create the program in .net and install it.. the machine have to download the .net framework from Microsoft. I have compile it to use a previously downloaded framework from on the network .

    My question is this how can i create a program that will not require the user to install the .net framework.. in .net 2005 like how it work in VB6. Is this possible???
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    Unlike the script based setup of vb 6, .net creates a msi for deplyment intallation...

    All application develop using VB.NET require the .NET framework to be installed on the client machine, I think even the installer needs the .NET framework.

    Therefore to my knowledge, you need to install the .NET framework before installing your application.

    Not sure how much of a problem this is though, since the framework is usually shipped with later versions of windows...the frame even gets added through regular microsoft updates and etc.

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    VB6 is not based on .NET and hence does not require the framework.
    VB.NET and the other .NET languages are built on the CLR/CTS in the .NET framework and hence it is a pre-requisite to execute them.
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    Just create a setup package that will install the pre-requisites before it actually installs your application. To the user, all would appear seamless.
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    seanbee thats what i do... but a simple 1MB or least program now has an installer of over 50MB cus of the .net framework
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    you never indicated that file size was an issue for consideration, so based on your last reply you already have a solution to your problem.

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    size is kinda an issue....
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