Generic Bootstrapper (and a bit of a history lesson)http://blogs.msdn.com/b/misampso/archive/2004/03/11/88402.aspxMost people don't write every single piece of their app. Programs are linked together with shared libraries so that we can share functionality. Of course, we have to actually share these libraries for this to work. With .Net and COM components, this usuallyen-USTelligent Evolution Platform Developer Build (Build: 5.6.50428.7875)Bootstrapper, to Just-In-Time install the CLRhttp://blogs.msdn.com/b/misampso/archive/2004/03/11/88402.aspx#398249Thu, 17 Mar 2005 23:36:00 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:398249BCLTeam's WebLog<div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=398249" width="1" height="1">Bootstrapper Package Generator and other goodnesshttp://blogs.msdn.com/b/misampso/archive/2004/03/11/88402.aspx#177823Fri, 09 Jul 2004 02:30:00 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:177823Sampy's Blog<div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=177823" width="1" height="1">deploying .NET appshttp://blogs.msdn.com/b/misampso/archive/2004/03/11/88402.aspx#88493Fri, 12 Mar 2004 14:34:00 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:88493Daniels Blog<div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=88493" width="1" height="1">re: Generic Bootstrapper (and a bit of a history lesson)http://blogs.msdn.com/b/misampso/archive/2004/03/11/88402.aspx#88463Fri, 12 Mar 2004 10:09:00 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:88463Daniel PollardYou mention the 2k3 bootstrapper on MSDN that lets you bootstrap the .Net runtime and MDAC along with your VS Setup project', <br>would you be able to point me to a link to this tool, I seen a tool on MSDN that can install the framework but not both .NET and MDAC. <br> <br>Thanks<div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=88463" width="1" height="1">re: Generic Bootstrapper (and a bit of a history lesson)http://blogs.msdn.com/b/misampso/archive/2004/03/11/88402.aspx#88412Fri, 12 Mar 2004 08:00:00 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:88412Corrado CavaliGreat!, <br>Deployment still is a sort of nightmare when install goes over the small standalone app. <br>This sounds like the light at the end of the tunnel... ;-)<div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=88412" width="1" height="1">