A prerequisite is something, normally a piece of software, that is required to perform another task
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Is there a way to require .NET 3.5 SP1 as a prerequisite for ClickOnce applications?
I have a ClickOnce application that won't run unless the client machine has .NET 3.5 SP1. When Stop() gets called on the Storyboard I'm running it crashes. After I installed SP1 on my client virtual machine everything works perfectly.
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Not Able to Install when Newer Version of Prerequisites are Present
I have a c# solution that includes a c++ project accessed as a COM object. I am building this in VS 2010, and have created a Windows Installer to install the program. The application is 64 bit, and runs fine on most machines. However, I want to add…

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Wix installer install .net if not installed
I stumbled upon this documentation. http://wix.sourceforge.net/manual-wix3/wixnetfxextension.htm.
I can't figure out how to install for example .net4full when it is not installed.
Currently my wix xml looks like this:

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Blackberry JDE 6 & 7 installation issue
I downloaded Blackberry JDE 6 and 7 from the site https://developer.blackberry.com/java/download/previousjdeversions/
After downloading when I try to install, both 6 and 7 have same problem. I have restarted my pc, but still no solution.
This is…

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prerequisites to learn ruby
I have learnt java. I can write in C/C++. Recently i have been developing web applications in java. I was planning to learn ruby. Are there any prerequisites for ruby that i don't have.

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SQL Server CE missing as required prerequisite in InstallShield LE (Visual Studio 2010)
I've just enabled InstallShield LE within Visual Studio 2010 and am putting together a setup project. I would like to specify SQL Server CE 4.0 as a required prerequisite such that InstallShield will take care of the complexities of 64 bit vs 32 bit…

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how do i install all requirments to run asp.net and IIS on windows 7?
I am new to the asp.net environment coming from a Lamp background with php where i just install a package and everything gets installed. How does it work with asp.net ? is there one package that i install or is it a few things I need to get it…

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How can I make an installer that silently downloads and installs prerequisites?
I have to make a rather complex installer for a C# add-in for Word. I've been researching this for almost two days now and I still haven't found something that can do everything needed.
The main issue here is due to the constraints regarding…

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Visual Studio setup project: bundle prerequisites into one installer
When creating a Visual Studio setup project, is it possible to bundle the MSI file and setup.exe into one executable? I know the setup.exe checks for prerequisites and then runs the MSI file afterwards. The main goal is to simplify the installation…

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How do developers find the right libraries/modules/frameworks/APIs that they need for their project?
Every time I come up with an Idea for a project I can make in Python to advance my skill rather than depend on tutorials, I come across and obstacle; what libraries and other resources would I need to write the software?
I always tried asking google…

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Adding prerequisites to setup project VS2010
I want to add new prerequisites to my visual studio setup project. Searching, I found the "bootstrapper manifest generator" that looks very nice, but the problem is that it doesn't work well on 64bits (the checks that it does doesnt work (I check it…

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How to use make file functions with $@ to generate prerequisites?
I want to extract the name of a prerequisite from the target.
TARS= zabc zbcd zcde zdef
# and I want abc.o to be a prerequisite for zabc
$(TARS): $(patsubst z%,%.o,$@) z.c
gcc -c -o $@ $^
However, this is not working.
Consider the…

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dotnetinstaller configuration to continue with MSI installation even if prerequisites fail
I have a setup for a VC++ application built with dotnetinstaller. Being a native application, the VC++ redistributables are a prerequisite. However, nowadays these change very often (every 6-8 weeks). This means we release a new version of the…

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GNU Make Skipping Straight to Linking
I have a makefile that for various reasons relies on a supporting python script to run every time and grab files from several external locations, copy into working directory, and run through a separate preprocessor before compiling.
This makefile…

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Installer reboots without any reboot prompt
we are trying to install an update for .net framework 4.8 as part of pre-requisites. However when installing the setup, it reboots the machine without any pop-up even after giving /norestart
The following is the command given in 'Application To Run'…

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