.Net Framework Prereq - "Download from vendor's site"

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Greetings,

I have a windows application that uses a VS2005 deployment project to
create the setup.exe for end users. Everything works fine, but
recently the prerequisite for the .Net Framework 2.0 is sending users
to a new location (new URL).

Previously they would be sent here:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=0856eacb-4362-4b0d-8edd-aab15c5e04f5&displaylang=en

That URL is very clear, not confusing, and doesn't result in 'support'
calls.

Recently the URL stored in the prereq must have changed. My users now
see this:

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/netframework/aa731542.aspx

This is far too many options for an end user.

Why was this changed? What can I do to revert back to the previous
URL? I know I can hardcode the old URL, but that seems to be a
workaround to the problem not a fix.

Thanks in advance,
Matt

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