Redistribute Framework

[gplusplus]

I have created a setup msi that installs a program onto my smartdevice. The setup file is ran from the desktop and installs via active sync to the pda. This is working no problem.

I just wanted to know how to add a check to see if they have framework 2.0 installed on the handheld and if not install it.

I found an article on msdn, but it wasnt too helpful.

Any help would be appreciated.

 

[gplusplus]

bump, any suggestions would be wonderful!

 

[misterstick]

could you provide the link from msdn, please?


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[gplusplus]

Here is the link. They give you an example project to download. It wasn't very clear to me and also its using vs2003 and redistributing compact framework 1.0. Im doing this in vs2005 with a redist of framework 2.0 in c#.

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa446531.aspx

 

[gplusplus]

I have figured out the solution. All I needed to do was included to respective .net compact framework cabs into my msi project. And then write another ini file.

Then in the custom installer i would register both ini files with the ceAppMgr. After registering I would would wait until that process finishes by using process.WaitForExit()

Then execute the ceAppMgr and thats it. It seems to be working now hopefully it continues to work.