Why does .NET Framework 3.5 always download from web
I am using IS 2009 Pro to create a web installation of an ASP.NET 3.5 application. I want to include the .NET 3.5 Framework with my installation. I notice there are two options for doing so. the "Web Download" version and the other one. I would assume this means that if I use the Web Download version, the user must wait for it to download from Microsoft before installing, and if I choose the other version, it should be bundled with my install so they don't have to wait for the download. However, in testing, I have found that either option downloads directly from Microsoft. Why do I need to do to bundle it with my install?
Microsoft offers two redistributables (a lighter one targeting web downloads, and a heavy one with all the pieces, intended for offline installations). One of those will always download over the web. Then the InstallShield Prerequisite support can be configured to download or carry the files referenced in each prerequisite. It sounds like your tests have always configured this for download; check the InstallShield Prerequisites Location setting on your release, setup.exe tab.
Thanks, Michael. That did the trick. I also noticed that I have to specify "Extract from setup.exe" in the release wizard otherwise it still defaults to "download from web" for that release. Shouldn't that default be changed for releases if I made the change to SINGLE_EXE_IMAGE in the Image Designer area? Is there a way to change the default?
