How can dial up users easily get .NET for a windows app.

[GregFiore]

I have created a Visual Studios Window application in Visual Basic,
with the intention
of offering it as a download from a web site. However it appears that
if the client does not have .NET installed, the application will not
run, and the .NET download is 20 MB.


I thought that creating the .msi installer file would solve this
problem by taking only those resources from the .NET framework that the
application needed, and bundling them with the app so any user would be
able to run the app. Apparently this is not the case???


What is the difference between the redistributal and regular .NET ?


Why would anyone develop a Windows app in VB, if 50% + of the
potential clients are using dial up, and probably not have the patience
for a 10 hour download???


Providing the .NET framwork with the app requires a License for .NET,
How much?


What other programming language should I have used, so the majority
of the world would be able to enjoy my app?


How can I solve this problem using the application that I have
developed in VB?


What is the best guess of the % of people that have .NET on their
computers?


Should Visual Studios be mainly used to develop windows applications
where the clients are in a business networked environment. ?


Please help a very disallusioned Visual Studios Developer!!!


Greg

 

[chrissie1]

What is the difference between the redistributal and regular .NET ?

nothing as fa as I know.

Why would anyone develop a Windows app in VB, if 50% + of the
potential clients are using dial up, and probably not have the patience
for a 10 hour download???

the same reason why people write websites (need a browser), make pdf's (need acrobat), create flash-sites (need flashplayer), use java (need virtual machine), make windows apps (need windows).

Providing the .NET framwork with the app requires a License for .NET,
How much?

zip, nothing, free.

What other programming language should I have used, so the majority
of the world would be able to enjoy my app?

C++, cobol, pascal, ...

How can I solve this problem using the application that I have
developed in VB?

you can't. Give them free broadband. or send them a cd.

What is the best guess of the % of people that have .NET on their
computers?

XP users have it installed (at least the 1.0 and most 1.1 if they have automatic updates 2.0) all the rest perhaps 50%, perhaps more.

Should Visual Studios be mainly used to develop windows applications
where the clients are in a business networked environment. ?

windows, yes probably. networked, not if they really want your app.

Oh BTW, You started to write your app in a programming language you knew little about. You are the one that din't do enough research an it's you that is to blame know.

Good luck.

Christiaan Baes
Belgium

I just like this --> [Wiggle] [Wiggle]

 

[chiph]

Actually, .net penetration is much higher than 50%.

http://blogs.msdn.com/scottwil/archive/2005/03/09/391199.aspx

You can verify these numbers yourself by examining your web server logs. Any machine that has the .net framework installed reports it via the browser identification string.

Chip H.


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