with jre, you can use a batch file to setup the relevant temporary
environment to execute java classes
so if java is not installed, you won't be using
java -cp ...
instead you will use something like
x:\myJREFolder\bin\java -cp ....
after setting the relevant environment variables where x is the USB drive or
whatever
[quoted text, click to view] "Norman Yuan" <NotReal@NotReal.not> wrote in message
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> You might consider .NET framework as part of (Windows) OS or OS extension.
> So, .NET must be installed before you can run .NET app. And yes, once .NET
> installed, you can run .NET app from external drive. The same probably
also
> applies to Java app (not sure, though).
>
>
> "GS" <gsmsnews.microsoft.comGS@msnews.Nomail.com> wrote in message
> news:%23qii0XDhHHA.4916@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> > too bad. there is this new slur of USB flash drives that claims to
allow
> > people to run custom applications off the USB flash drive and does not
> > require any host disk space nor privilege., also claiming no alternation
> > of
> > the host os, nor trace behind
> >
> > I guess Java runtime can be used that way
> > .
> > "MagicBox" <avh^at^runbox.com> wrote in message
> > news:462a37a1$0$328$e4fe514c@news.xs4all.nl...
> >> AFAIK you can't run the application untill the .NET distributable is
> >> installed on the host. Merely providing the .NET DLL's with your
> > application
> >> is not enough.
> >>
> >> "GS" <gsmsnews.microsoft.comGS@msnews.Nomail.com> schreef in bericht
> >> news:%2308KExChHHA.3852@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> >> > is it possible for a regular(not power nor admin) XP user to run
dotnet
> >> > applcation from USB drive even if the host does not have dotnet run
> > time?.
> >> > if so how?
> >> >
> >> > I am thinking of C# on .net 2
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>