Mailbag: What version of the .NET Framework is included in what version of the OS?

How to repair the .NET Framework 2.0 and 3.0 on Windows Vista

Aaron Stebner's WebLog — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 03:09:40 GMT

Since the Windows Vista public launch in January 2007, I have been receiving questions about how to repair

What Versions of the Framework are installed on what OS?

Aaron Ruckman's Web Log — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 19:39:44 GMT

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.asp

How to workaround .NET Framework 2.0 OS component uninstall failure on Windows Server 2003 R2

Aaron Stebner's WebLog — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 03:44:13 GMT

As I previously described in this blog post , the MSI-based .NET Framework 2.0 is included as an optional

How to workaround .NET Framework 2.0 OS component uninstall failure on Windows Server 2003 R2

Noticias externas — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 04:01:06 GMT

As I previously described in this blog post , the MSI-based .NET Framework 2.0 is included as an optional

How to repair the .NET Framework 2.0 and 3.0 on Windows Vista

David Overton's Blog — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 10:32:29 GMT

My boss had some problems on his PC after installing some tools onto it and upon further diagnosis it

re: Mailbag: What version of the .NET Framework is included in what version of the OS?

someone — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 16:51:41 GMT

Hey, I want to know what version of .NET Framework comes with:

1. Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 clean install

2. Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 clean install

re: Mailbag: What version of the .NET Framework is included in what version of the OS?

astebner — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 07:10:45 GMT

Hi Someone - The only version of the .NET Framework that ships as a part of the OS on any version of Windows XP Tablet PC or Media Center Editions is 1.0. There may also be other pre-installed versions of the .NET Framework that come with a new computer that has one of these OS's pre-installed, but those other versions will be installed using the MSI-based setup and will appear in Add/Remove Programs.

re: Mailbag: What version of the .NET Framework is included in what version of the OS?

Aaron Margosis — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 05:36:35 GMT

Correction: .NET 1.1 is not included in 64-bit versions of Windows Server 2003.

re: Mailbag: What version of the .NET Framework is included in what version of the OS?

astebner — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 17:27:05 GMT

Hi Aaron - Correct, thank you for pointing that out. I will update the text of this blog post to be more specific.

re: Mailbag: What version of the .NET Framework is included in what version of the OS?

franklesniak — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 23:52:49 GMT

Hey Aaron, any idea of what version of the .NET Framework is included with XP Tablet PC 2005 (w/ SP2), XP Media Center Edition 2005 (w/ SP2), XP Tablet PC Edition (w/ SP3), XP Media Center Edition (w/ SP3), and XP Professional (w/ SP3)? Thanks!

re: Mailbag: What version of the .NET Framework is included in what version of the OS?

astebner — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 00:27:41 GMT

Hi Franklesniak - In Windows XP, the OS service pack level does not affect which version of the .NET Framework ships as an OS component. The .NET Framework 1.0 is an OS component on all versions of XP Tablet PC Edition and XP Media Center Edition.

There is not a version of the .NET Framework that ships as an OS component on XP Home or Professional, regardless of service pack level. The .NET Framework 1.1 and 1.1 SP1 MSI-based installers are included in the value-add folder on Windows XP SP3 like they are on Windows XP SP2. I'll update the main post to indicate this as well.

Unified .NET Framework Troubleshooting Guide

Aaron Stebner's WebLog — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 01:09:29 GMT

Details about the .NET Framework 2.0 setup packaging Available command line switches for .NET Framework

re: Mailbag: What version of the .NET Framework is included in what version of the OS?

franklesniak — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 23:09:28 GMT

Aaron, quick comment, I did some testing and I found that XP MCE 2005 and XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 (i.e. XP SP2 versions of these OSes) upgrade the service pack level of the .NET Framework 1.0 to SP3. I'm writing a scripted install for every .NET Framework that is designed to work with every OS...so this was pertinent information for me. Can you update this post to read something like the following?:

Windows XP Media Center Edition (original release / SP1 version) includes the .NET Framework 1.0 + SP2 as an OS component

Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 (with XP SP2 or SP3) includes the .NET Framework 1.0 + SP3 as an OS component

Windows XP Tablet PC Edition (original release / SP1 version) includes the .NET Framework 1.0 + SP2 as an OS component

Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 (with XP SP2 or SP3) includes the .NET Framework 1.0 + SP3 as an OS component

Also, a question for you: Is the only way to upgrade XP MCE / Tablet PC Edition (original release) to have .NET Framework 1.0 + SP3 to just install XP SP2 or XP SP3? I did some research and this is what I found, but I was not 100% sure. If you concur with this assessment, it might help others out if a note was made on this as well.

re: Mailbag: What version of the .NET Framework is included in what version of the OS?

astebner — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 19:08:18 GMT

Hi Franklesniak - Thanks for the feedback - I'll update the table in this blog post with this information.

My understanding is that the only way to get the .NET Framework 1.0 SP3 for Windows XP Tablet PC Edition or Windows XP Media Center Edition is to install XP SP2 or XP SP3. I don't know of a standalone installer for the .NET Framework 1.0 SP3 on those versions of Windows XP.

Updated: what to do if other .NET Framework setup troubleshooting steps do not help

Aaron Stebner's WebLog — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 02:58:44 GMT

A while back, I posted a set of instructions that can be used to try to resolve .NET Framework installation

Silent install, repair and uninstall command lines for each version of the .NET Framework

Aaron Stebner's WebLog — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 07:24:32 GMT

I often get asked about how to perform silent and unattended installs for various versions of the .NET

How to unblock installation of the .NET Framework 4 beta 1 on Windows XP Media Center and Tablet PC Editions

Aaron Stebner's WebLog — Sat, 30 May 2009 06:48:14 GMT

Question: I tried to install the .NET Framework 4 beta 1 and Visual Studio 2010 beta 1 on my Windows