Including the Microsoft .NET Core Prerequisites

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Project: This information applies to the following project types:

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Basic MSI

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InstallScript MSI

InstallShield includes InstallShield prerequisites for some versions of the .NET Core. You can include these InstallShield prerequisites in Basic MSI and InstallScript MSI projects if you want to redistribute these versions of the .NET Core.

The following are the .NET Core redistributables that are available as InstallShield prerequisites:

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Microsoft .NET 8 Desktop Runtime 8.0.6 (x64)

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Microsoft .NET 8 Desktop Runtime 8.0.6 (x86)

Tip:For information on other versions of the .NET Core redistributables, see Adding .NET Core Redistributables to Projects.

The InstallShield prerequisite installations determine if the corresponding version of the .NET Core is already installed on the target machine by checking the Install or InstallSuccess value data for a particular HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE key. For more details, you can open any InstallShield prerequisite in the InstallShield Editor and note the conditions that are set.