Plug-In Update Package

sinan · Site Admin Joined: 13 Nov 2004 Posts: 865

As promised, InstallAware Software Corporation delivers native support for Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 imminently after launch. Download the plug-in updater here:

http://www.installaware.com/blockspon/InstallAware%20Plug-In%20Update.exe [single file download, 63.7 MB]

http://www.installaware.com/blockspon/InstallAware%20Plug-In%20Update%20Web.exe [web based download, 1.46 MB - 63 MB]

The plug-in updater contains the following updated plug-ins:

Windows Installer: Adds support for 3.0 and 3.1.
.NET Framework: Adds support for 2.0.
JSharp Runtime: Adds support for 2.0.
MDAC: Adds support for 2.8 Service Pack 1.
MSXML: Adds support for MSXML 6.0.

You need to have InstallAware installed before you may install the updated plug-ins.

Please see the readme file shown in the plug-in installer for more information. Got any questions? Post here!

Enjoy.

sinan · Site Admin Joined: 13 Nov 2004 Posts: 865

A small tip for creating .NET 2.0 installers:

Project Wizard

.NET Script

And you're set!

MobileMark · Guest

Hi,

I'm sure it's simple and straight forward, but I just don't see it. I'm completely new to InstallAware so I'm open to the fact that my answer is probably staring me in the face... Btw, if I can accomplish this task, I'm buying!

I want to be able to create a single click install that allows me to intall a .NET 2.0 application along with the .NET Framework (if required). The problem: I can't figure out how to tell the program that I want to check for the 2.0 Framework.

Setup:
- I'm using the InstallAware Express trial download
- I've downloaded the plug-in updater.

Help!

Guest · Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2005 1:41 am Post subject:

Ah, sorry. This works with Studio only. Although this is the second request we've had so far...I think uploading a template project that will also work with Express might make sense. Stay tuned.

Guest · Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2005 1:50 am Post subject:

Hello Again

Here is a template project that you can use (and build upon):
http://www.installaware.com/dotNET2Template.zip

Just extract the archive contents and open the project in Express (or Studio, of course). This project is the equivalent of the ".NET Script" template in the New Project window in the IDE - except, it installs Windows Installer 3.0, and Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0, and checks for their requirements.

If you also have the Studio edition, you can also see and customize how the setup script works.

Enjoy!

Guest · Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2005 2:40 am Post subject:

Thanks!!!

Guest · Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2005 5:52 pm Post subject:

Okay, it doesn't seem to work. I create a simple install using this template, install it on a system that does not contain the .NET 2.0 Framework, and it does not install the framework. What am I doing wrong?

MobileMark · Guest

Hi,

I've stepped through the template provided (above) and it turns out that the check for the .NET Framework is returning TRUE, even though it is not installed. I did have it installed at one point, but then uninstalled it (I had installed dotnetfx.exe manually). Is the .Net check looking for a particular registry key? Can I set it to a particular 2.0 version, such as 2.0.50727 so I can diferentiate between any of the beta builds and the release builds?

sinan · Site Admin Joined: 13 Nov 2004 Posts: 865

What exactly exists on the target system, that is causing detection to fail? A beta version of the framework perhaps?

The plug-in verifies the DLL version of the file mscoree.dll.

MobileMark II · Joined: 03 Nov 2005 Posts: 19

Using dotnetfx.exe, I had installed the .Net 2.0 rtm (2.0.50727.42), but then I uninstalled it. If I run a msi built w/in visual studio, it does detect that I do not have the correct version of the .Net Framework and asks if I wish to install it.

When I run an install built using the template supplied in this post (via IA), the setup does not detect that I do not have the 2.0 Framework installed and then when it attempts to install my msi build using VS (which I have packaged into my InstallAware setup), it fails.

MobileMark II · Joined: 03 Nov 2005 Posts: 19

Completing the picture...

As determined by 'Add or Remove Programs' on the target system, the only .NET related components that I have installed are:

Microsoft .Net Framework 1.1
Visual Studio .Net 2003

sinan · Site Admin Joined: 13 Nov 2004 Posts: 865

Could you please check if you still have the mscoree.dll file in your Windows System directory?

MobileMark II · Joined: 03 Nov 2005 Posts: 19

Yes, it was still in the Windows\System32 directory (v2.0.50727.42).

It appears that the .NET uninstall does not remove this file.

sinan · Site Admin Joined: 13 Nov 2004 Posts: 865

Thank you for reporting this. Is the file still there, even after a reboot pursuant to the uninstall?

If so, we will have to revise our detection algorithm.

MobileMark II · Joined: 03 Nov 2005 Posts: 19

Sorry for the delayed response...

The answer to your question, is "Yes." The file remains in the Windows\System32 directory after uninstalling the .NET 2.0 Framework (using Add or Remove Programs).

As a general note, the .NET Framework un-install does not request a reboot. Regardless, as per your request, I rebooted and the file still remains.

Any chance this is a simple fix? I'd love to be able to use IA.