XNA Distribuion for End Users?

In the XNA Beta 2 documentation it is stated:

"How do I distribute my game

On Windows you direct users to install XNA Game Studio Express and you distribute the conents of you bin\release directory. Users will be able to run your program like any other application. "

Does this mean that all end users will have to install Visual C# Express and XNA GSE in order to play the games with the XNA GSE RTM (Under Windows) Or do you just mean its a requirement for Beta 1 and Beta 2, and eventually the 360 deployment I was under the impression that a run time installer for XNA GSE PC would be available apon the RTM release. It seems stupid to force end users to install Visual C# Express and XNA GSE just to run a game under Windows.

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XNA Distribuion for End Users?

DORINC
I've instaled redistributable for beta2 on the computer with GeForce 6600 and it isn't work. I try to run application in XNA but I get error. The same application on computer with VS C# 2005 is working. Do I meake some mistake This is all what i must instal
PaulVC
Oh I see now, I missed the center part on the page. I thought the links where just for the full GSE Studio. Thanks.
&#193;ron Kolozs

1) I have august version 9.0c i try to install oct

2) i will try

3) is ok

In this computer I run programs wrote in .NET end DX 9.0c so I realy don't knew why it isn't work. Error is a simply "Send/don't send" error with report.
lkshikoh

1) Double check that the lastest DX Runtimes (Oct release) are installed.

2)Check for driver updates for the video Card

3) Ensure that .NET 2.0 is also installed on the machine

Though in theory I would expect that the XNA Redist. wouldn't install if #1 and #3 were not already installed. I havn't had a chance to try that myself yet.

cheers,

paul
NipsMG
Uhh, what's the error you get That card should support all the graphics requirements for XNA.
Kimberly Wheeler
A redistributable for beta2 is already available on http://msdn.microsoft.com/directx/xna/gse/
XNA Distribuion for End Users?

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