.NET exes cannot be played without .NET Framework....?!

[Macaco]

Hello,

Ive made a form application with visual c++ .net , and when I compile it I have an exe. Then I pass this exe to a friend of mine that has not the .net framework installed ("normal" people usually dont have it, of course) and when he tries to run the exe he gets this error:
"The application could not be inicialized properly (0xc000135). Click OK to finish the application."

This happens beacause he doesnt have the .NET Framework installed.
But how come can it be??? .NET applications cannot run without .net framework ? is it true?
I suppose there is a way to put the .net framework libraries or something smaller into my exe, right??????

Thank you for your help

 

[thenerd]

Actually, "normal" people should have it. It can be downloaded from a windows update.. give me a second and Ill get the link.

http://v5.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/v5consumer/default.aspx?ln=en-us

Thats the link for windows update. .net framework isnt a critical update though so sometimes people will skip over it.

 

[mutant]

It is starting to be as normal as it can be. Even ATI (graphics card maker) incpororated .NET Framework into their driver releases. And that, is a good thing.

 

[thenerd]

Yeah. Within a year, Microsoft will force it upon the populace.

 

[bri189a]

Norton is putting .NET on too... may .NET take over the world!!!!! Fun part will be later this year trying to get everyone to get 2.0 on!