How can I deploy a c#.net application on a machine that doesn't have a .net framework installed ?

You can add the .NET redistributable to your install script and launch it. Microsoft gives the redistributable away for free. Its called dotnetfx.exe I believe and can be downloaded from the site. I understand why Microsoft didn't add this to the setup, because its rather large. But I agree, they should at least give the option when creating the setup because anyone releasing their dot net application as a real product would have to give the ability to install the .NET redistributable on the users machine for 98/NT/2000 if its not there. It should also be able to detect if its already there. -Mike G. C# Corner Author

Thanks for your reply. then what is the alternative?

Thanks for your reply. Has anybody tried Installing the .NET Framework with the Setup.exe Bootstrapper Sample ? Please let me know as Iam not able to do so. Thanks,

I don't think you can do that. Framework must be installed in order for the .NET applications to run on a machine.