Are .NET Framework 3.5 and Framework 3.5 redistributable package same?<hr class="sig">nothing© 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.Mon, 13 Jul 2009 02:22:22 Zdb03d24f-bbb6-4f73-91f4-82569e84367fhttp://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en/netfxsetup/thread/db03d24f-bbb6-4f73-91f4-82569e84367f#db03d24f-bbb6-4f73-91f4-82569e84367fhttp://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en/netfxsetup/thread/db03d24f-bbb6-4f73-91f4-82569e84367f#db03d24f-bbb6-4f73-91f4-82569e84367fVallayil [MS]http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Profile/en-US/?user=Vallayil%20%5bMS%5dAre .NET Framework 3.5 and Framework 3.5 redistributable package same?<hr class="sig">nothingThu, 02 Jul 2009 18:11:44 Z2009-07-02T18:11:44Zhttp://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en/netfxsetup/thread/db03d24f-bbb6-4f73-91f4-82569e84367f#f1724d11-a9c7-497a-bbc8-bda8363190f3http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en/netfxsetup/thread/db03d24f-bbb6-4f73-91f4-82569e84367f#f1724d11-a9c7-497a-bbc8-bda8363190f3A.m.a.L - aditi.com - Think Producthttp://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Profile/en-US/?user=A.m.a.L%20-%20aditi.com%20-%20Think%20ProductBoth refers to the same file <br/> <br/> dotNetFx35setup.exe<br/> <br/> This is a 2 mb file, which will download the complete package through internet. The complete offline installer will be around 200-300mb in size.<hr class="sig"><table border=0> <tr> <td> Thanks,<br/> <b>A.m.a.L</b><br/> <a href="http://lamahashim.blogspot.com">.Net Goodies</a> </td> <td><a href="http://www.aditi.com"> <img src="http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/216/aditi.png"></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan=2> Remember to click &quot;mark as answered&quot; when you get a correct reply to your question </td> </tr> </table>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:18:38 Z2009-07-02T18:18:38Zhttp://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en/netfxsetup/thread/db03d24f-bbb6-4f73-91f4-82569e84367f#de63fa45-827a-4222-bffc-c681fc67751ahttp://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en/netfxsetup/thread/db03d24f-bbb6-4f73-91f4-82569e84367f#de63fa45-827a-4222-bffc-c681fc67751aYiChun Chenhttp://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Profile/en-US/?user=YiChun%20ChenThank you for A.m.a.L's help. :)<br/><br/>Hi Vallayil,<br/><br/>Just as A.m.a.L mentioned:<br/><br/>dotNetFx35setup.exe - .NET Framework 3.5 <span>bootstrapper installer<br/>Bootstrapper is a very <em>lightweight</em> setup package, which determines what needs to be installed and attempts to download these required components from the web during installation.<br/><br/>dotnetfx35.exe - .NET Framework 3.5 <span>full redistributable package<br/>Full package is a <em>stand-alone</em> installer package that <em>contains all required components</em> to deploy different platforms.<br/><br/>Hope this answers your question. If you have any further concern, please feel free to let me know.<br/><br/>Thanks</span></span><hr class="sig">Please remember to mark the replies as answers if they help and unmark them if they provide no help. <br/> <a href="http://cfx.codeplex.com/">Welcome to the All-In-One Code Framework!</a> If you have any feedback, please tell us.Mon, 06 Jul 2009 08:13:53 Z2009-07-06T08:13:53Zhttp://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en/netfxsetup/thread/db03d24f-bbb6-4f73-91f4-82569e84367f#c67b226b-15d6-4b8f-a3b1-24b50d4df3c8http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en/netfxsetup/thread/db03d24f-bbb6-4f73-91f4-82569e84367f#c67b226b-15d6-4b8f-a3b1-24b50d4df3c8Vallayil [MS]http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Profile/en-US/?user=Vallayil%20%5bMS%5dThank you A.m.a.l and YiChun. <hr class=sig>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 13:38:27 Z2009-07-11T13:40:06Zhttp://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en/netfxsetup/thread/db03d24f-bbb6-4f73-91f4-82569e84367f#b413b10d-7e22-479b-ab86-9af92951cbc5http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en/netfxsetup/thread/db03d24f-bbb6-4f73-91f4-82569e84367f#b413b10d-7e22-479b-ab86-9af92951cbc5YiChun Chenhttp://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Profile/en-US/?user=YiChun%20ChenHi Vallayil,<br/> <br/> It's my pleasure. :)<hr class="sig">Please remember to mark the replies as answers if they help and unmark them if they provide no help. <br/> <a href="http://cfx.codeplex.com/">Welcome to the All-In-One Code Framework!</a> If you have any feedback, please tell us.Mon, 13 Jul 2009 02:22:22 Z2009-07-13T02:22:22Z