"Darwin Fisk" <Darwin@DotNetDesigns.com> wrote in message
news:er#lw9AQDHA.2768@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> I have an app that is deployed that uses .config file settings. I have an
> update of that app that I am installing using a setup and deployment
> project. The basic setup process works fine. Now I want to get a little
> fancier.
>
> I need to have the setup process check for the existence of the .NET
> Framework and install it if it is not present. How do I do this?
>
> To carry this even a step further, how do I detect the VERSION of .NET
> Framework, if installed, and verify it is the correct one for this
> application build? If it is not the correct version, can two version of
the
> .NET Framework run simultaneously on the same machine?
>
> My application uses <application>.exe.config files. I need to merge the
> data in the existing .config file, if one exists, with an updated .config
> file. This way I can enhance the .config structure while retaining
> configuration settings already on the target machine. How do I do this?
>
> Do you know of a good resource for learning more about setup and
deployment
> projects? I can't seem to find much info at my level. Of course that may
> just mean I need to bring my level up a notch or two.... Thanks for any
> help!
>
> Let me know,
> DAF
>
>

>="1.0.3705.288" and a suitable message.

"Matthew Wetmore [MSFT]" <mattwe@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> As for the side by side issues, have a look at:
>
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnnetdep/html/sidexsidenet.asp
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;818641 - this is a
> whitepaper on the topic.
>
> The .Net Framework redistributable page is at:
>
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/downloads/list/netdevframework.asp
>
> As for detecting the version, the closest article I found was:
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315291
>
> You can look further if you need later versions than the above article
> mentions.
> --
> --matthew
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> "Darwin Fisk" <Darwin@DotNetDesigns.com> wrote in message
> news:er#lw9AQDHA.2768@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > I have an app that is deployed that uses .config file settings. I have
an
> > update of that app that I am installing using a setup and deployment
> > project. The basic setup process works fine. Now I want to get a
little
> > fancier.
> >
> > I need to have the setup process check for the existence of the .NET
> > Framework and install it if it is not present. How do I do this?
> >
> > To carry this even a step further, how do I detect the VERSION of .NET
> > Framework, if installed, and verify it is the correct one for this
> > application build? If it is not the correct version, can two version of
> the
> > .NET Framework run simultaneously on the same machine?
> >
> > My application uses <application>.exe.config files. I need to merge the
> > data in the existing .config file, if one exists, with an updated
..config
> > file. This way I can enhance the .config structure while retaining
> > configuration settings already on the target machine. How do I do this?
> >
> > Do you know of a good resource for learning more about setup and
> deployment
> > projects? I can't seem to find much info at my level. Of course that
may
> > just mean I need to bring my level up a notch or two.... Thanks for any
> > help!
> >
> > Let me know,
> > DAF
> >
> >
>
>