title: Installing MonoDevelop on Windows: workaround for Gtk# requirement?
body: <p>I have already installed <em>Mono</em> (version 2.11.4) on my Windows 7 system, and now I intend to install <em>MonoDevelop</em> (version 3.0.4.7). However, when I start the <em>MonoDevelop</em> installer I get the following error message, and the installation is terminated:</p>
  
  <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/8acJS.png" alt="MonoDevelop installation error"></p>
  
  <p>OK, this can be easily fixed by obtaining the <em>Gtk#</em> installer from <a href="http://download.mono-project.com/gtk-sharp/gtk-sharp-2.12.10.win32.msi" rel="nofollow noreferrer">here</a>. However, the <em>Mono</em> installation already includes <em>Gtk# 2.12.11</em>, so it really seems like an unnecessary step to also install <em>Gtk#</em> separately.</p>
  
  <p>When <em>Mono</em> including <em>Gtk#</em> is already installed, is there <strong>any</strong> way to instruct the <em>MonoDevelop</em> installer to (additionally) look for the required <em>Gtk#</em> files in the <em>Mono</em> installation directories?</p>
  
  <p><strong>UPDATE</strong> I have tried to install "dummy" registry settings for <em>Gtk#</em>, specifying the <em>Mono</em> root directory as the <em>Gtk#</em> installation folder. This allows me to install <em>MonoDevelop</em> without having to install <em>Gtk#</em> separately, but I am not able to <strong>run</strong> <em>MonoDevelop</em> afterwards...</p>