In my WPF project installer, how do I bundle the .NET3.5 installer?

Question

I developed some WPF projects, but I met a very serious issue. As you know, the .Net 3.5 installation is a pain (huge and relying on internet access). This is a problem on when we ship my product. Is there a way to bundle the redistribution part only?

Answer 1

Yes, you can chain the 3.5 redistributable into your applications installer. This page on MSDN details all of the work needed to achieve this

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc160716.aspx

Answer 2

Wow I wouldn't do that. It's going to bloat your installer, thus people who have 3.5 already are going to be penalized on the application download.

Just set the installer to require 3.5 as a prerequisite, and if it's missing for some users, they will just download it during the install of your application.

Answer 3

I have created , WPF application with Some animations ,Now I am trying to deploy it, but when I execute a setup on other computer, its starts downloading of Framwork 3.5.

Please do let me know , HOW CAN WE CREATE .EXE FILE ?