Installation C# application without dot net framework

Question

I have created a new application on C# 2010. After creating a Setup file I came to know that for installation purposes user must have a dot net framework. Is there any way I can get rid of installing dot net framework on a user computer. Each time I try to install my application on the user computer it redirects to install the dot net framework. Any suggestion?

Answer 1

Well that's a problem; because of the design of .NET applications.

Here's some references for you: Visual C#

"C# (pronounced "C sharp") is a programming language that is designed for building a variety of applications that run on the .NET Framework." [first sentence]

Intro to C# and .NET

Answer 2

As the comments on the question attempt to imply, the .NET Framework is required in order to execute .NET applications.

You have two choices, really:

1. Require that users have the .NET Framework installed. This is the most common choice, for reasons that will become clear in a moment. It's not unheard-of to have such requirements. It's similar to requiring that a user have Windows installed in order to run your Windows application.
2. Distribute the .NET Framework with your application installer. This is possible, but less often used because the .NET Framework is large compared to the average application. However, if you must do this, then the option is at least available. Some quick Googling brought me to this helpful blog post .

Answer 3

This isn't possible. C# is built on the .NET framework, so any C# app requires that a version of .NET be available. At http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.NET_Framework#History , you can see what .NET framework versions are available in various versions of Windows. The short story is that XP doesn't include anything, Vista includes 3.0, and Windows 7 includes 3.5. If you build for one of these versions, then on those OSes, your users won't need to install anything extra. Using the Client Profile instead of the full .NET can also help reduce or eliminate installs your users will need to do.

Answer 4

Unfortunately No. Its not possible.

To explain it simple terms.

Suppose if you have written only 1 Line of code where you would have simply declared an int variable, who will tell OS that it should create a space in memory?

That framework does exactly that creates basic environment to run your app in a System.

OOPs says about Real-world modeling and Relationships, so let me give you one from it.

Think yourself to be the C# app and Mother Nature/Environment(Greenry) to be .Net Environment.(.Net is called an Environment)

Can you survive without mother nature? From first second that you are in this world, you breathe. Who provides you that oxygen. MOTHER NATURE

Answer 5

While creating installation bundle you can add dot net frame work exe file as prerequisites, then while installing your application it can check whether the system having .net framework or not. if it is not installed it your application can install the frame work.

Answer 6

When you are using managed languages to writing applications you agreed to use their vm, c# codes compiles to IL which needs dot net framework for executing.

.net framework by default exists on windows 7,8,8.1 and 10 and I don't think that this is a challenge.

but if you insist on it so there is a way by using Mono, just remove features that does not support in mono from your project.

first install mono and cygwin, then copy your exe and mono.dll file to a folder, be sure that your file name is not long because in some cases bundling faild,now you can start bundling using mkbundle command.

after bundling finished you have a exe file that can run without .net framework

hope this help you

Answer 7

我有同样的问题，希望应用程序使用现有的 dot net framework 版本 (4.6) 进行设置，因为应用程序设置需要 4.7.2 版本，PC 不满足要求