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The official .NET Framework 4 deployment guides for application developers and system administrators have been posted on MSDN, and I wanted to provide links here to help raise visibility for them. Here they are along with some additional information about what is contained in each of them:
Microsoft .NET Framework 4 deployment guide for developers
You can find the deployment guide for application developers at the following location:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/ee942965(v=VS.100).aspx
The deployment guide for application developers is targeted at developers creating applications that depend on the .NET Framework 4 and that will need to incorporate the .NET Framework 4 into their installation process. It contains the following information:
Microsoft .NET Framework 4 deployment guide for administrators
You can find the administrator deployment guide at the following location:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/ee390831(v=VS.100).aspx
The administrator deployment guide is targeted at system administrators that manage software installation on corporate networks and who want to plan a deployment of the .NET Framework 4 to networks that they manage. It contains the following information:
You can also find the Visual Studio Deployment Guides at: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/e2h7fzkw(v=VS.100).aspx
The Visual Studio Admin Deployment Guide can be found: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee225238(v=VS.100).aspx