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Oh, wow...so I guess there's no free way to do it...at build time or something?<br />
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If not, what's the best way to distribute a .NET application? Would I need to create an installer that checks for the framework, and if it's missing, prompt the user to download it and try installing again later? Egh...this doesn't sound to user-friendly.
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Oh, wow...so I guess there's no free way to do it...at build time or something?

If not, what's the best way to distribute a .NET application? Would I need to create an installer that checks for the framework, and if it's missing, prompt the user to download it and try installing again later? Egh...this doesn't sound to user-friendly.

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Ah...and I thought I was cool for having a tiny executable. Lol...guess not.<br />
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Thanks guys.
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Ah...and I thought I was cool for having a tiny executable. Lol...guess not.

Thanks guys.

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Is there any way around this?
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