VS 2010 Web Setup Projects Required .NET 4

When migrating to VS 2010, the QBO 2 projects were kept targeting .NET 2.  However, VS 2010 secretly changed the Web Setup projects ASPNETVersion to 4.

If you get an error message at the end of a web MSI looking for .NET 4, take the following steps:

• 1. Open and highlight the web setup project (e.g. qbo.Setup.Debt)

  2. Click on the Properties window (as opposed to right-click > Properties dialog)

  3. Change ASPNETVersion from 4.0.* to 2.0.*

  4. Rebuild and re-deploy the MSI

Thanks to: http://geekswithblogs.net/blomqvist/archive/2010/04/14/vs2010-changes-your-asp.net-version-on-setup-projects-to-4.aspx

For QBO setup projects that are non web setup projects, you must modify the project Launch Condition by:

• 1. Right click setup project

  2. View -> Launch Conditions...

  3. Locate '.NET Framework' item under Launch Conditions Folder

  4. Right click -> Properties Windows

  5. Adjust Version item from '.NET Framework 4 Client Profile' to '.NET Framework 2.0'

***Note***

We have observed the above setting may need to be set for Web Setup Projects as well