Creating a Windows installer with automatic downlo

Question

I am using Visual Studio Installer project for deploying a Windows Forms application. Is there a way to set up an automatic downloading and installing .NET framework 4.0 Client profile, if necessary, automatically from the Internet?

Answer 1

The setup installer has an option to both ask and download appropriate the framework from the Internet. It is set in the project.

Click setup project -> properties. On the "properties page" there is a button called "Prerequisites.."

There you have three choices:

• Vendors's website
• Same location as my application
• Download from following location

Choose the appropriate option.