.net windows application requires complete Visual Studio 2008 Installation to run

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Hi,
I have an application (video converter) that i have built in vs2008.it requires complete installation to run.it is not running after installing only .net framework 3.5.
Please suggest me a solution.

Thanks in Advance

Posted 23-Jul-13 5:12am

Deepak.xip

Updated 23-Jul-13 5:44am

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[no name] 23-Jul-13 11:18am

First thing is to stop screaming at people.
Second thing would be to make sure all of the files required for your application are being installed.
Third thing is to debug your code and find out why it's not running.

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 23-Jul-13 11:27am

First, please stop screaming (ALL CAPS is considered shouting on the Web, pretty impolite), secondly, what you say is not true. Please see my answer.

If you still have a problem, this is only because you managed to screw up something. We have no idea what. (For example, your application might not be a pure .NET application, you might add some artificial dependencies, and so one...) Due to morning rain, my access to your hard drive is somewhat limited today.
—SA

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov · Answer 1 · 2013-07-23T05:26:00

No, it does not. The .NET applications don't require Visual Studio for running, ever. They don't even require any Visual Studio redistributable packages, as some other projects do. Such application only require .NET framework. If you use any 3rd-party libraries, you of course need to redistribute them with your application.

Moreover, Visual Studio is not even required for building of your projects and, hence, not really required for development. Having Visual Studio is just a convenience. You should understand that the Studio itself does not build anything at all. MSBuild and the compilers do, and both BSBuild and C# and VB.NET compilers are bundled with (freely redistribute) .NET framework.

—SA