Distribution Requirements for .NET

HTML clipboardMicrosoft provides a .NET Framework redistributable that installs on the application's hosting machine called dotnetfx.exe which allows you to install your .NET application deployment solution. This redistributable component will eventually be available in two versions: a control version and a full version. However, as of this writing, there is only one redistributable package. If you are installing the .NET application on a server, you are also required to have MDAC 2.6 or 2.7 (database components). Applications that use ASP.NET require Internet Information Services (IIS) and .NET Windows Services to be installed as well. Also, .NET will currently run only under Windows 98, Windows Millennium edition (Me), Windows 2000, and Windows NT 4.0 (with Service Pack 6a).