Re: Possible dumb question: .NET without the framework

Only in the case of web applications. If you want to run a desktop
application, you will have to have .NET installed.

There is one exception. There are tools out there that compile .NET to
native equivalents, which makes them a windows executable, not .NET. In
general, they are expensive. Other than that, web apps are the only
exception to the rule, as the browser just gets HTML and JavaScript.

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Gregory A. Beamer
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"Chuck B" wrote in message
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>I have a .NET application installed on a server. It runs fine when I run an
>instance on my PC. My question is, is it possible to run a .NET app hosted
>on a server without having the framework installed on the client PC?
>

Re: Possible dumb question: .NET without the framework

Ok. I know that an exception message shows up on the client PC. Is there
some way to build a stub that would check the client PC for the framework
and give a more user friendly message if it's not installed?


"Cowboy (Gregory A. Beamer)" wrote in
message news:uS9mbTZQIHA.3400@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Only in the case of web applications. If you want to run a desktop
> application, you will have to have .NET installed.
>
> There is one exception. There are tools out there that compile .NET to
> native equivalents, which makes them a windows executable, not .NET. In
> general, they are expensive. Other than that, web apps are the only
> exception to the rule, as the browser just gets HTML and JavaScript.
>
> --
> Gregory A. Beamer
> MVP, MCP: +I, SE, SD, DBA
>
> *************************************************
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> "Chuck B" wrote in message
> news:eZunqiYQIHA.5016@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>I have a .NET application installed on a server. It runs fine when I run
>>an instance on my PC. My question is, is it possible to run a .NET app
>>hosted on a server without having the framework installed on the client
>>PC?
>>
>
>

Re: Possible dumb question: .NET without the framework

Not with an installed program, but you can bootstrap the .NET Framework to
an installer. This includes both the exe/msi type of installer and the
ClickOnce deployment model.

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Gregory A. Beamer
MVP, MCP: +I, SE, SD, DBA

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"Chuck B" wrote in message
news:ulubd1jQIHA.536@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Ok. I know that an exception message shows up on the client PC. Is there
> some way to build a stub that would check the client PC for the framework
> and give a more user friendly message if it's not installed?
>
>
> "Cowboy (Gregory A. Beamer)" wrote in
> message news:uS9mbTZQIHA.3400@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> Only in the case of web applications. If you want to run a desktop
>> application, you will have to have .NET installed.
>>
>> There is one exception. There are tools out there that compile .NET to
>> native equivalents, which makes them a windows executable, not .NET. In
>> general, they are expensive. Other than that, web apps are the only
>> exception to the rule, as the browser just gets HTML and JavaScript.
>>
>> --
>> Gregory A. Beamer
>> MVP, MCP: +I, SE, SD, DBA
>>
>> *************************************************
>> | Think outside the box! |
>> *************************************************
>> "Chuck B" wrote in message
>> news:eZunqiYQIHA.5016@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>>I have a .NET application installed on a server. It runs fine when I run
>>>an instance on my PC. My question is, is it possible to run a .NET app
>>>hosted on a server without having the framework installed on the client
>>>PC?
>>>
>>
>>
>
>