A fresh Windows Server install has neither ASP.NET Core 8 nor .NET
Desktop 8, so the Service refuses to start and the GUI fails to
launch — the symptoms link to aka.ms/dotnet-core-applaunch but it's
not obvious from the GUI itself what's wrong.
Setup now:
- Detects each runtime by looking for an 8.x folder under
%ProgramFiles%\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.{AspNetCore,WindowsDesktop}.App
- Uses Inno Setup's built-in TDownloadWizardPage to fetch any missing
runtime from the aka.ms redirect and runs `/install /quiet /norestart`
- Treats Microsoft's 1638 / 3010 / 1641 exit codes as success
If the box has no internet, the prereq install fails with a clear
message and a "continue anyway?" prompt. README + installation docs
list the manual download URLs and `dotnet --list-runtimes` check;
troubleshooting has a section pointing at the same fix when the
service won't start after install.
Add a Service account section to PLAN.md and README.md covering
LocalSystem, domain user, and gMSA install paths so users running AD
PowerShell scripts know which identity to pick. Drop the stale
"outbound webhook delivery" out-of-scope bullet now that callbacks are
in v1.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Empty project scaffolded with the approved implementation plan,
README overview, and a .NET-appropriate .gitignore. Implementation
will follow on a Windows machine.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
justin