.net framework redistribution problem - broken link to boostrapper sample

From: Stefan Kiryazov (chefo_at_bulgaria.com)
Date: 05/13/04 

Date: 13 May 2004 02:08:04 -0700

Hi all,

I'm trying to make a setup project that automatically installs the
.net framework v1.1 and MDAC 2.7.

One thing i tried was a plugin from http://www.gotdotnet.com -
bootstrapper plugin. I tried to run it on my colleges computer (failed
on mine with "Access to registry key is denied" error). When i built
the setup project it copied dotnetfx.exe & mdac_typ.exe to the release
directory but when i ran the setup on a pc without the framework
installed it just gave me the ".net framework not installed" message
and did not attempt to run dotnetfx.exe.

Anothet thing i was about try was the MS Setup.exe Bootstrapper sample
about which i read in several articles, e.g.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnnetdep/html/vsredistdeploy.asp

All their download links pointed to
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/downloads/list/netdevframework.asp,
which reads that the download list has moved. I search MS downloads
for "Setup.exe Bootstrapper sample" to no success. Can anyone give the
actual url for the broken link?

Or maybe i shall try some other way? I was thinking about a launch
condition if the framework is present, and custom action running
dotnetfx.exe with a command line param, forcing it to run silently.
I'm new to setup projects and msi, is this possible?

Thanks for the attention

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