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Can Visual C++ 2005 be compiled to run without dotnet?

Asked by GuruGary in C++ Programming Language

Tags: without, run, visual, dotnet, framework

I haven't written a Windows app that needed to be compiled in a few years. I just write a quick, simple program (64k compiled .exe) in Visual C++ 2005 to replace a batch file that needed a little more functionality. We keep this tool on our web site for customers to download to automate some steps.

In the past 3 days since this new version, 5 people have tried it, and it has failed for all 5 because none of them are running .NET 2.0. I figured that we might run into a person every once in a while that didn't have .NET 2.0, but I seem to have over-estimated the general population of Windows users. Actually, only 4 of the 5 got the message they needed .NET 2.0, and the 5th person got a runtime error that when researched told me that they don't have any version of .NET framework installed on their computer. This program seems to be totally worthless with the .NET requirement. I don't want to walk the users through downloading and installing a 22 MB .NET runtime so that our simple 64k program will run.

So, my question is: How can I work around this .NET 2.0 requirement? Is there a way to compile the program so that it doesn't need the .NET framework? I have heard there is a switch I can set in the project so it will compile in native code instead of MSIL code. I have played around with the /clr (common Language Runtime support) switch in the project properties under Configuration Properties -> General. This is the closest thing I can find. When I set it to "no common language runtime support" the build fails with a bunch of errors. The project builds fine and runs fine with the /clr switch (as long as .NET is installed). Is there something else I need to do? Can this be done at all? Maybe even in another language?

Any ideas or suggestions to allow me to compile so that users don't have to have .NET installed are appreciated.

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Can Visual C++ 2005 be compiled to run without dotnet?

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