installer prerequisite in VS2010 Setup Project

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VS2010 Setup project, Excel AddIn, C#, ExcelDNA, NetOffice

  1. I use VS2010 setup project to create installer. Click Prerequisite properties of the setup project, I see Windows Installer 3.1 and Windows Installer 4.5 are listed in prerequisite list. In VS2008, I checked Windows Installer 3.1 in prerequisite (though I do not know why?). In VS2010, I wonder maybe I should check windows installer 4.5 in prerequisite list. I wonder if I need check it and why?

  2. Another thing is Shared Add-in support Update for Microsoft .NET framework 2.0 (KB908002) is listed in prerequisites list, too. Wonder if I need it? My AddIn is target .NET 35 Sp1

  3. My addIn target .NET framework 3.5 sp1 in VS2008, now I move to VS2010, in setup project, I can check either .NET 3.5 SP1 or .NET 4.0 as prerequisite. Does my target .NET framework have to be the same version as that in prerequisite list?

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Can you please clarify your question a bit? - Deepansh Gupta
Thank you, Deepansh. Questions edited and hope they are clear. Let me know if they are still not. - toosensitive

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In VS2010, I wonder maybe I should check windows installer 4.5 in prerequisite list. I wonder if I need check it and why?

You should check it only if you need to use Windows Installer 4.5 features.

Another thing is Shared Add-in support Update for Microsoft .NET framework 2.0 (KB908002) is listed in prerequisites list, too. Wonder if I need it? My AddIn is target .NET 35 Sp1

You should answer this question. Does your add-in need it in order to work correctly? Did you add a .NET Framework prerequisite which includes this update?

Does my target .NET framework have to be the same version as that in prerequisite list?

It's the other way around. First you determine the .NET Framework version your add-in needs and then add it as a prerequisite.