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April 2007 - Posts

When I try to download .NET Framework 3.0 GOLD my computer says that this isn't a Windows 32 application.
Commonly this is caused by the installation program you've downloaded to become corrupted in the download. By redownloading to either a different location you should be able to fix this issue. Another common remedy for this issue is to download the redistributable Read More...
Downloading and installing .NET Framework 2.0 results in a not a windows application error
Most of the time this issue points back to a corrupted download. Redowndownloading the package to a different directory will normally do the trick. The place to download the framework from: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/netframework/aa731542.aspx You Read More...
How do I get that annoying Visual Studio compatiblity dialog to go away when running on Vista
When using whidbey you might see a compatibility dialog. This dialog can be remedied by installing the Visual Studio's Vista Patch: http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=6366078 For more information: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/aa948853.aspx After Read More...
Will .NET Framework 3.0 run .NET Framework 2.0 apps?
This is a common question on the .NET Framework Setup Forum. Let me first answer this by YES!!! ABSOLUTELY!!! WE DESIGNED IT THAT WAY!!!! Ok now that is out of the way, I would like to explain why. .NET Framework 3.0 is built on the .NET Framework 2.0 Read More...
Uninstalling the Framework
I've been noticing that quite a few of you are having issues uninstalling a framework when partially installed or when it has been corrupted. If you can get to the framework origininal installation package then that would be very helpful. A central location Read More...
Q. Do i need to uninstall 3.0 in order for Visual Studio 2005 to compile 2.0 managed applications?
A. Visual Studio 2005 will target your managed appliations as 2.0 by default. 3.0 adds to the 2.0 layer and is fully backwards compatible. For more information check out the following link: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/netframework/aa663309.aspx If Read More...
What Versions of the Framework are installed on what OS?
Aaron stebner's blog has a very good entry regarding this point: http://blogs.msdn.com/astebner/archive/2007/03/14/mailbag-what-version-of-the-net-framework-is-included-in-what-version-of-the-os.aspx Read More...
How to help us help you - link to Aaron Stebner's blog
To collect the logs please follow the steps found on aaronste’s blog: Tool to automatically collect and cab VS 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5 setup log files Read More...
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