Can Windows PE 2.0 support the .NET framework?

Question

I'm interested in building a PC for a car that will boot off of a USB flash drive. I'm planning on using Windows PE 2.0 for it with the GUI being written in C# or VB.NET.

Obviously, for this to work, I'd need to have .NET 2.0 or later installed. Understanding that .NET is not included by default, is there a way to package .NET 2.0 with Windows PE 2.0 in such a way as to allow my GUI application to work?

Answer 1

Not sure if this will help you, but here's a .NET 2.0 plug-in which requires "PE Builder 3.x or Microsoft Windows PE 2004 or 2005".

Answer 2

Windows PE does not support the Microsoft .NET Framework or the Common Language Runtime (CLR).

Source: What is Windows PE? (MSDN).