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by ckevinc 4950 days ago
Interesting Application. I wonder what the overall prospects of a Windows Desktop application are these days?

One thing I would mention, test it on different versions of Windows. CRMfly does not appear to work post-install on Window XP --> https://dl.dropbox.com/u/6629489/img/CRMfly.png

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So, I tested this on Windows XP and you'll likely have to do a check for .NET 3.5 and have it installed before the application gets copied. As per Devexpress:

"This may happen if you try to launch an XAF Windows Forms application at the workstation with Windows XP or an older Windows version installed. These systems do not have Microsoft .NET Framework installed by default. Download and install the .NET framework of the appropriate version from the Microsoft website (version 3.5 for Windows XP or version 2.0 for earlier Windows versions) or upgrade to Windows Vista or Windows 7."

These things are brutal. You'll loose a possible customer the second he/she sees a non-descript error like this.