Using Visual Studio .NET to Redistribute the .NET

Using Visual Studio .NET to Redistribute the .NET Framework
Microsoft Corporation
January 2002
Summary: This article describes how to use Microsoft Visual Studio .NET to deploy Microsoft .NET Framework applications with Dotnetfx.exe, the .NET Framework redistributable package. (8 printed pages)Note     These papers refer to dotnetfx.exe as the setup file that contains the run time elements for the .NET Framework. If you download the "Microsoft .NET Redistributable Package" from MSDN you will receive a file named dotnetredist.exe. This file contains dotnetfx.exe. In order to extract dotnetfx.exe, double-click dotnetredist.exe. You will be prompted to save the extracted files on your computer. The extracted file is dotnetfx.exe. Use dotnetfx.exe for deployment purposes. If you choose to use the dotnetfx.exe for distribution with an application created by you, you must have a validly licensed copy of the Microsoft .NET Framework SDK and you agree that any use or distribution of the dotnetfx.exe associated with your Licensed Product as "Licensed Product" is defined in the Microsoft .NET Framework SDK end user license agreement (the "EULA"), is subject to the terms of the EULA. If you do not have a validly licensed copy of the Microsoft .NET Framework SDK or you do not agree to these terms and conditions, you are not authorized to distribute the dotnetfx.exe and your use of the dotnetfx.exe is subject to the terms of the end user license agreement contained in the dotnetredist.exe.Contents
Introduction
Where to Obtain the .NET Framework Redistributable