tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24130791.post-1883998940832077432007-03-09T10:34:00.000-06:002007-03-09T11:09:24.862-06:00Have you ever tried to use the Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Configuration tool when you have only installed the .NET 2.0 Runtime?<br /><br />Well, Microsoft in their infinite wisdom took this tool out of the runtime.<br /><br />So if you need to modify the .NET 2.0 configuration on a box that only has the runtime, you are out of luck, unless you find a way around it. Keep in mind, this worked for me, and <span style="font-style: italic;">I will not be responsible if you use my methods, and cause an issue with your system</span>.<br /><br />I downloaded the <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=fe6f2099-b7b4-4f47-a244-c96d69c35dec&displaylang=en">.NET 2.0 SDK</a> (which includes the config tool), and installed it on my machine.<br /><br />I exported the following registry keys to a single .reg file, and made some changes to them.<br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: courier new;">HKCR\CLSID\{A22B5BA1-D8CF-4db6-BC91-CFC1A04E2469}</span><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">HKCR\CLSID\{D8FE614D-4851-4a72-998D-D1F2E750A050}</span><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MMC\SnapIns\{A22B5BA1-D8CF-4db6-BC91-CFC1A04E2469}</span><br /></span><br />I updated the paths from "<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: courier new;">C:\Program Files\Microsoft.NET\SDK\v2.0\Bin</span></span>" to point to "<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: courier new;">C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727</span></span>" instead.<br /><br />I then copied the following files from my <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: courier new;">C:\Program Files\Microsoft.NET\SDK\v2.0\Bin</span></span> folder to a Windows 2003 box with only the .NET 2.0 Runtime installed on it.<br /><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:85%;" >gacutil.exe<br />mscorcfg.dll<br />mscorcfg.msc<br />mscormmc.dll<br />mscormmc11.cfg</span><br />The destination directory on the 2003 box was "<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: courier new;">C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727</span></span>"<br /><br />I then imported the modified reg to my Windows 2003 box.<br /><br />And then imported the mscorcfg.dll into the Global Assembly Cache, using this command:<br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: courier new;">"C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\gacutil.exe" /i "C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\mscorcfg.dll"</span></span><br /><br />I also copied the .NET Framework 2.0 Configuration shortcut from my "Administrative Tools" to the "Administrative Tools" on the 2003 box, and updated the paths.<br /><br />What do you know, I've now got the .NET Framework 2.0 Configuration tool on my 2003 box without having to install the entire .NET 2.0 SDK.<br /><br />Not sure why Microsoft didn't include this in the redistributable, as it is necessary if you want to make .NET 2.0 config changes.Jase McCartyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13978740185976006598noreply@blogger.com