VS2008 Setup Project - Dot Net!? We don't need no stinkin' Dot Net!

Question

Hi,

I am doing some installer testing on various OSs (XP, Win7 32, Win7 64 and yes, Vista).

I am starting with cleanly formatted, virgin installs of the OSs to make certain that all dependancies are accounted for and UAC is skirted.

Windows 7 - both bitnesses install without issue.

XP the same - no hit no runs no funny stuff.

Vista 32 (I suppose as expected) ran the same installer but insisted that I install .Net 3.5.

The installer finished and my project worked however.

This is completely unmanaged c++ so this came as a surprise. I have NO launch conditions in the GUI at all in my setup project.

Why might this be, and can I somehow make the .Net install requirement go away?

Thanks in advance

:Ron

Answer 1

Make sure that .Net 3.5 has not been added as a prerequisite in your setup project. Some setup project templates do add .Net as a prerequisite by default.

Answer 2

Thank you Pierre.

:Ron