package and deploy

[Carlo]

Hi
I right click on the setup and un-tick the 'exclude' option which I
think was the option to include the components needed for non .net
machines.
When i run the final build I get:
C:\Documents and Settings\My Documents\Visual Studio
Projects\Setup2\Setup2.vdproj dotNETFXRedist_x86_enu.msm must not be
used to redistribute the .NET Framework. Please exclude this merge
module.

What is the meaning of this?
And How do I package and deploy so that the program will run on a
Windows 98 machine.

Thanks
carlob1

 

[Todd Derksen [MSFT]]

The dotNETFXRedist_x86_enu.msm file is used to tell the setup project not
to include those files as dependencies to install the framework use the
bootstrapper. It is available here
http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/downloads/tools/bootstrapper/default.aspx.
I think it works on 98, that information and the limitations should be
included on the above web site .